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Thursday, July 26, 2007

Top Pennsylvania think tank upgrades Web site

Ed Rendell may think it's run by a bunch of imbeciles, but I say The Commonwealth Foundation is the leading public policy think tank in Pennsylvania.

The independent, non-profit research and educational institute has been providing useful information for years. It's one of the few places you can find well-researched, thought-provoking analysis to counter the political spin that comes out of Harrisburg,

I was pleased to learn today that The Commonwealth Foundation has upgraded its Web site.

I've been visiting the site several times a week and it was a bit stodgy. Now, it's one of the coolest Web sites around.

Here's the press release sent out today by the Commonwealth Foundation.

Pennsylvania's free-market think tank re-launches Web site and blog

HARRISBURG, PA — Today, the Commonwealth Foundation unveiled its re-designed Web site and blog at http://www.CommonwealthFoundation.org

Visitors will now be able to subscribe to an RSS feed in order to immediately receive the latest updates from the Commonwealth Foundation. In addition, the Foundation's PolicyBlog is now featured on the home page.

The new Web site will provide access to more video presentations to allow citizens to "attend" Foundation events via the Internet. The new "CF-TV on YouTube" will provide visitors with the opportunity to view such upcoming forums as the "Milton Friedman Legacy Luncheon and Roundtable" on Tuesday, July 31.

"Our new Web site is more user friendly and searchable for the media, policymakers, and our members who are seeking the information they need on important economic policy issues facing our Commonwealth," said Matthew J. Brouillette, president and CEO of the Commonwealth Foundation. "Now, with our video presentations we can bring state government to every citizen's computer screen across our Commonwealth with the click of a mouse."

As in any Web site re-design and transition, the Commonwealth Foundation is asking visitors to help identify any glitches that need attention.

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