Radical Tax Hikes Will Accelerate PA’s Outmigration

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 1, 2026

Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. Gov. Josh Shapiro keeps repeating the claim that Pennsylvania is the only growing state in the Northeast. But that’s not true. Residents…

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State Budget

Shapiro’s “Affordability” Agenda Has a $7 Billion Problem

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 26, 2026

Originally published in The Mercury. Gov. Josh Shapiro wants Pennsylvanians to believe that he is delivering affordability. But his unaffordable budget tells a different story. The…

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Education

Defunding Cyber Charters Threatens Special Education

  • Jay Stooksberry
  • March 19, 2026

Originally published by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Diagnosed with Level 2 Autism, Hope has been nonverbal most of her life, making traditional learning a challenge. And like…

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Education

Governor Shapiro, Give PA Kids Access to a New Scholarship Program

  • Andrew Lewis
  • March 17, 2026

Originally published by The Philadelphia Citizen. Last Thursday, educators, advocates, lawmakers, and students gathered to deliver a simple yet profound message: Gov. Josh Shapiro must opt…

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Taxes & Economy

Affordable Childcare Begins with Cutting Red Tape

  • Edward Timmons, Elizabeth Stelle
  • March 13, 2026

Originally published by TribLive. Child care in Pennsylvania is expensive. Just one child in day care costs about 40% of the median household income of single-parent households…

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Education

School Closures Demonstrate the Urgency of Educational Choice

  • Andrew Lewis, David P. Hardy
  • February 27, 2026

Originally published by The Philadelphia Inquirer. Nearly 5,000 Philadelphia students face a tough decision after the recent announcement of school closures in…

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Public Union Democracy

Workers Say ‘I Like Unions, I Just Don’t Like My Union’

  • David Osborne
  • February 27, 2026

Originally published by Fox News. “I like unions. I just don’t like my union.”  Time and time again, I hear this sentiment from employees nationwide. Most will express…

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Regulation

Pennsylvania’s Economy Will Grow When Harrisburg Gets Out of the Way

  • Megan Martin
  • February 19, 2026

Originally published by The Mercury. Gov. Josh Shapiro often brags about “moving at the speed of business.” But his efforts to draw private investment to Pennsylvania rely heavily on corporate…

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State Budget

Yes, Gov. Shapiro’s Budget Raises Taxes

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 12, 2026

Originally published by PennLive. In his campaign-style budget address, Gov. Josh Shapiro claimed his budget neither enacts any new taxes nor requires future tax…

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Health Care

Obamacare Did Not Lower Costs. It Is Time for a Better Approach.

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 10, 2026

Originally published in RealClearPennsylvania. After more than a decade dealing with the so-called Affordable Care Act (aka “Obamacare”), Americans are still struggling with rising health care…

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State Budget

Pennsylvania is Shrinking. We Need More Workers

  • Jacob Custer, Nathan Benefield
  • February 4, 2026

Originally published by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. New migration reports show that last year more people moved out of Pennsylvania than moved in, marking the commonwealth’s…

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Education

PA Pioneered School Choice. Now We Must Finish What We Started

  • Megan Martin
  • January 27, 2026

Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. With National School Choice Week upon us, we must reflect on our successes and challenges in expanding educational options across our great…

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Education

You May Support School Vouchers More Than You Realize

  • Jay Stooksberry
  • January 26, 2026

Originally published by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Today marks the beginning of National School Choice Week—an annual reminder that all students deserve schools that best meet their…

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State Budget

Shapiro Talks Affordability, but Pennsylvanians Pay the Price

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 23, 2026

Originally published by The Pottstown-Mercury. Gov. Josh Shapiro has made a habit of criticizing President Donald Trump over rising prices and “affordability.” Yet under Shapiro’s leadership,…

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State Budget

It’s the Spending, Stupid

  • Kevin Kane
  • January 22, 2026

Originally published by Delco Times. Every year, Pennsylvanians hear the same warning from lawmakers in Harrisburg: “The state doesn’t have enough money.” And every year, they’re…

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