State Budget

Five Facts about Wolf’s Second Budget Proposal

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 9, 2016

More of the same Wolf’s proposed budget mirrors what he offered—and lawmakers repeatedly rejected—last year: Massive tax hikes and record spending increases. It’s no surprise Wolf didn’t want to…

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Please No More Taxes

  • February 8, 2016

Check out our Pennsylvania State Budget page for all the resources you need for the 2017-18 budget season. Tell lawmakers, “please, no more taxes!” by sending your message below.

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Regulation

Who is Wolf Giving Your Tax Dollars To?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 5, 2016

Next week Gov. Tom Wolf will unveil a “new” budget, with all expectations that it will be just like his first proposal—calling for new taxes on working families. In fact, you…

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State Budget

Audio: PA Budget Groundhog Day

  • Jonathan Reginella
  • February 3, 2016

Groundhog Day has come and gone, but Gov. Wolf hasn’t stopped celebrating Punxsutawney Phil’s big day. Paying homage to the theme of the Groundhog Day movie, Wolf has trapped Pennsylvanians in…

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Education

Groundhog Day: Wolf Demands Millions More for Education

  • James Paul
  • February 3, 2016

When Punxsutawney Phil casts a shadow, Pennsylvanians expect a long winter. When Gov. Wolf issues a press release, Pennsylvanians expect a massive tax hike. How fitting that Wolf…

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Government Accountability

Wolf to PERC: “You’re Fired!”

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 2, 2016

Gov. Wolf has a history of trying to fire individuals who won’t kowtow to his agenda. He tried to remove Erik Arneson as head of the independent Office of Open…

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Guess the Wolf Tax

  • February 2, 2016

Thanks for playing Guess the Wolf Tax! The contest is now closed and we’ll be announcing the winner soon! Check out our Please No More Taxes page for…

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Health Care

The Trouble with Medicaid Expansion

  • Elizabeth Stelle, James Paul
  • February 1, 2016

As yesterday's deadline to enroll in an Obamacare marketplace insurance plan quietly passed, Gov. Wolf is boasting about Medicaid expansion—a major component of the federal government's health care overhaul.

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Regulation

PPA Picks Cartels over Consumers

  • Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
  • January 29, 2016

Jon Brennan’s Audi S4 was impounded by Philadelphia police because he’s an UberX driver. Emails uncovered by the Philadelphia Inquirer reveal that the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) has thrown…

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