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Governor Shapiro’s Green New Deal Will Cost Families
Originally published by RealClearEnergy. Gov. Josh Shapiro is a classic political flip-flopper. And his latest energy proposals demonstrate his wishy-washiness. When he ran for the state’s highest office in 2022,…
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Hidden Costs in Pennsylvania’s Pharmacy Reform Could Hurt Patients
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Republicans are Keeping Their School Choice Promise
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State Rep. McClinton can no more declare herself speaker than Trump can declare himself president
Originally published at The Philadelphia Inquirer Democrats would have a lot more credibility accusing former President Donald Trump of undermining democratic norms and the rule of law if they…
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As governor, Shapiro should give Pa. students a ‘lifeline’
Originally published in LNP After months of campaigning — all the rhetoric, the countless negative ads and the record-setting political spending — Pennsylvanians made a decision: We elected a…
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PSSA Results Show Students Need a Lifeline from Failing Schools and Special Interests
Originally published in the Delaware Valley Journal Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) released statewide scores from spring’s Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) exams. The results are…
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Bloomberg Could Benefit From Climate Rules He Helped Craft
Originally published at The Daily Signal Billionaire businessman Mike Bloomberg, the former New York mayor and presidential candidate, is poised to benefit financially from proposed rules requiring climate disclosures…
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Maryland’s Lesson: Nurse Practitioner Reform Will Increase Health Care Access
Originally published at RealClearHealth Sandra Nettina, a Maryland nurse practitioner (NP), walked into the family room of a 65-year-old woman with severe rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. It was another…
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The False Assumptions Behind Climate Regulations in Pennsylvania
Originally published at RealClearEnergy While they were in the majority, Pennsylvania House Republicans spent their political capital to advance American energy independence, free speech rights, and scientific integrity. Unlike…
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Gone are the days when Republicans cared about fiscal responsibility
Originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer In 2010, I was one of thousands of Americans marching in Washington, D.C., demanding to be heard by politicians who were putting…
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Shapiro Should Follow Tennessee’s Lead on Dealing with Unions
Originally published in RealClearPennsylvania After contributing nearly $11 million to Governor-elect Josh Shapiro’s campaign, executives of Pennsylvania’s biggest labor union will surely expect a return on their investment. But…
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Remove barriers to increase health care access in Western Pa.
Originally published at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Nearly three years after the onset of the covid-19 pandemic, hospitals still struggle with significant labor shortages. Health care workers are…
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Republicans blew the 2022 election. That’s good for America.
Originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer Being a lifelong Philadelphia sports fan has prepared me for being politically allied with Republicans — endlessly coping with disappointment. 2022 delivered once…
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Shapiro’s campaign promises offer blueprint for bipartisanship
Originally published in The Patriot-News In the past few months, Pennsylvanians have seen their share of negative ads making radical claims—that one party is hell-bent on destroying democracy…
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Pa.’s corporate welfare for select businesses keeps the state down
Originally published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Just before the end of the legislative season, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed a package of tax credits that will, over time, dole out $2…
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Liberty is the only good we all truly share in common
Originally published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On election day, we focus on our differences, but at the core of the American experience is one unifying idea: That all people…
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Pittsburgh students need educational freedom, not more special interest funding
Pennsylvania’s leading gubernatorial candidates both support Lifeline Scholarships, a proposal to give students in underperforming schools around $7,000 in education funding. This is good news for Pittsburgh students, especially for those…
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Inflation is killing small business
Originally published at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Deeanna Hilliard closed her bakery in August. Gluten Free by D&D in Volant had survived pandemic restrictions and persistent worker shortages, but it…
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Weingarten tour can’t rewrite years of learning losses
Originally published at Broad + Liberty The American Federation of Teachers’ get-out-the-vote bus tour began its Pennsylvania leg in Pittsburgh on Wednesday. The tour, designed to bolster left-wing candidates, comes…
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Government Unions, Progressive Donors Finance Assault on Pennsylvania’s Charter Schools
Originally published at The Daily Signal Liberal groups aligned with the Washington consulting firm Arabella Advisors have spent over $1 million to support attacks on school choice in Pennsylvania,…
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Keeping kids in the community improves public safety
Originally published at City & State Pennsylvania Reforming the juvenile justice system is personal for Philadelphia native Jon Kelly. “I cycled through several youth detention centers,”…
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‘Buzzkill’ School Boards Are Canceling Halloween
Originally published at The Philadelphia Inquirer Earlier this month, the Lower Merion school board canceled the district’s Halloween parades — ending a tradition that’s been around for more…
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Latest RGGI Lawsuit Highlights Increases in Electricity Prices
Originally published in the Delaware Valley Journal Already struggling to cope with higher energy bills, Pennsylvanians are now experiencing double-digit rate hikes this fall. In September, some suppliers increased…
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Extracurriculars Keep Our Students Safe
Originally published at The Philadelphia Citizen The murder outside the Roxborough High School and Boys’ Latin junior varsity football scrimmage is a heinous tragedy. Five teenagers were shot,…
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