Education

PA Families Need Two School Choice Victories

  • Kevin Kane
  • May 22, 2025

Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. The following month could determine whether tens of thousands of Pennsylvania students get ahead—or continue to fall behind. That’s the reality as both Congress and…

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Education

What Happens in Philly Schools’ “Rubber Rooms”?

  • David Osborne
  • May 22, 2025

Originally published by the Philadelphia Citizen. What happens in Philadelphia schools stays in Philadelphia schools—or so it seems based on the District’s lack of transparency. As The…

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Fairness

Pennsylvania Needs Genuine Election Integrity Reform

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • May 22, 2025

Originally published by Broad + Liberty. Imagine that you are at the liquor store but forgot your ID. Don’t worry, your friend can sign an affidavit saying you’re over 21.

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Gov. Josh Shapiro Wants to Spend More than Taxpayers Can Pay

  • Andrew Holman
  • May 22, 2025

Originally published by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The weather isn’t the only thing heating up this May. Negotiations are underway for Pennsylvania’s Fiscal Year 2025­­­–26 state budget. These negotiations determine how…

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School Choice Returns to Harrisburg

  • Rachel Langan
  • May 21, 2025

Originally published by Pottstown-Mercury. School choice is, once again, the talk of the town in Harrisburg. Hundreds of students, parents, educators, lawmakers, and activists crowded the Capitol steps, rallying support for meaningful…

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Energy

PA Supreme Court Must Strike Down Shapiro’s Energy Tax

  • André Béliveau
  • May 12, 2025

Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. Tomorrow, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court will begin oral arguments about an energy tax looming over utility bills in the commonwealth: the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).

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Energy

State High Court Should Confirm Unconstitutionality of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

  • Megan Martin
  • May 11, 2025

Originally published by LNP/Lancaster Online. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday on Pennsylvania’s controversial and unconstitutional membership in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. This multistate cap-and-trade program—illegally…

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Fairness

A SEPTA Bailout Is as Predictable as It Is Irresponsible

  • Andrew Holman, Nathan Benefield
  • May 5, 2025

Originally published by Penn Live. We hate to say, “We told you so.” But when it comes to the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) demanding another state bailout, we told…

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Prosperity

How To Make Pennsylvania Manufacturing Boom

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • April 29, 2025

Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. President Donald Trump and Gov. Josh Shapiro can agree on one thing: Pennsylvania needs a manufacturing boom. Political talk and regulatory action, however, are two different…

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Shapiro ‘Price Cap’ Could Hike Electricity Bills

  • Gordon Tomb
  • April 28, 2025

Originally published by Delaware Valley Journal. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposal to cap electricity prices could, perversely, lead to higher customer bills and a greater risk of blackouts, according to America’s…

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Prosperity

Bring Domestic Steel Manufacturing Into America’s Golden Age

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 23, 2025

Originally published by Broad + Liberty. If there is to be a new Golden Age for American industry and manufacturing, Pennsylvania will play a leading role. In recent years, a…

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Health Care

Medicaid Reform Needed to Eliminate Waste and Fraud

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • April 23, 2025

Originally published by Morning Call. Our national health-care safety net, known as Medicaid, is fundamentally broken. It prioritizes the healthy over the sick and insurers over patients—with little accountability. Finally,…

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End the “Green New Scam” Loan Machine

  • André Béliveau
  • April 21, 2025

Originally published by RealClearEnergy. The U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO) was created to help advance clean-energy infrastructure and technologies that allegedly had the potential to be adequate…

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Energy

Here’s the ‘Green’ Fuel the Left Refuses to Celebrate This Earth Day

  • André Béliveau
  • April 16, 2025

Originally published by The Daily Signal. As Earth Day approaches on Tuesday, climate activists remind us of the importance of cutting carbon emissions. Yet, one inconvenient truth escapes their green-tinged talking…

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Prosperity

Pennsylvanians Are in Dire Need of Tax Reform

  • Stephen Bloom
  • April 15, 2025

Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. Today is Tax Day. Each year, April 15th reminds us of the costliness of government spending – and why lawmakers must reduce this financial burden on…

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Education

Josh Shapiro Keeps Betraying Poor Pennsylvania Children

  • Rachel Langan
  • April 4, 2025

Originally published by The Wall Street Journal. Immanuel Christian School is in dire straits, but not for lack of students who want to go there. Demand is high for the…

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Rural Pennsylvanians Deserve School Choice, Too

  • Emily D'Vertola
  • April 2, 2025

Originally published by Delaware Valley Journal. Education reform fixates on Pennsylvania’s urban centers (i.e., Philadelphia and Pittsburgh). Yet, the state’s troubled education system isn’t only…

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Government Accountability

Josh Shapiro’s Taxpayer-Funded Self-Promotional Horror Show

  • Erik Telford
  • April 1, 2025

Originally published by The Washington Times. National Democrats are embarrassing themselves on social media. Look no further than the awkward lip-syncing and “Mortal Kombat” spoofs…

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Fairness

Unions are failing to protect the privacy of members from hackers

  • David Osborne
  • March 31, 2025

Originally published by Penn Live. The American Federation of Teachers (AFT) recently sued the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) over concerns about Elon Musk’s crew gaining…

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Fairness

Penn State faculty will get more than they bargain for with SEIU

  • David Osborne
  • March 31, 2025

Originally published by Centre Daily Press. Higher education’s future seems bleak. The national decline in enrollment has forced countless colleges and universities to tighten belts…

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