It’s Time to REIN in Pennsylvania Regulations

Originally published by the Delaware Valley Journal.

Gov. Josh Shapiro (D) recently highlighted how his plans to “fast-track” permitting helped Amazon invest $20 million in new workforce and digital cloud development statewide.

But why do that for just Amazon? Why not extend the same regulatory courtesy to all businesses in, or interested in moving to, Pennsylvania? Truth be told, they could use the relief more than the tech giant.

Pennsylvania’s business climate is notoriously complex and flush with burdensome red tape. The commonwealth enforces more than 160,000 regulatory restrictions—22 percent more than the average state. Pennsylvania is the 14th most regulated state, according to the Mercatus Center.

Read more at the Delaware Valley Journal.