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420 N. Third Street: A New Beachhead for Freedom

• November 19, 2019

Picture a state legislator—briefcase in hand, flanked by the media and legislative staff—descending the Capitol steps. This setting looks the same in all 50 states. Our legislator didn’t look out…

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420 N. Third Street: A New Beachhead for Freedom

• November 19, 2019

Picture a state legislator—briefcase in hand, flanked by the media and legislative staff—descending the Capitol steps. This setting looks the same in all 50 states. Our legislator didn’t look out…

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50-State Labor Report: Pennsylvania Struggling on Worker Freedom

• November 19, 2019

After the Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME decision, a renewed battle for worker freedom has broken out across the country. The Commonwealth Foundation’s brand-new Worker Freedom in the States report…

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Educational Improvement Tax Credits Produce Future CEOs, Baroque Painters

• November 19, 2019

Dani is a natural leader with a head for numbers; she’s a high school basketball player in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. In the summer of 2018, her ship came in: she became…

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Educational Improvement Tax Credits Produce Future CEOs, Baroque Painters

• November 19, 2019

Dani is a natural leader with a head for numbers; she’s a high school basketball player in Connellsville, Pennsylvania. In the summer of 2018, her ship came in: she became…

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How My Union Trapped and Deceived Me

• November 19, 2019

Being a clerk in one of Pennsylvania’s state-owned Fine Wine & Good Spirits shops is an enjoyable job. I have great co-workers, great customers, and sell great products. But the…

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How My Union Trapped and Deceived Me

• November 19, 2019

Being a clerk in one of Pennsylvania’s state-owned Fine Wine & Good Spirits shops is an enjoyable job. I have great co-workers, great customers, and sell great products. But the…

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The Wolf that Cried Charters

• October 9, 2019

Gov. Wolf drums up numerous myths about charter schools.

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Welfare Checks for Millionaires

• July 8, 2019

This year, I’ll turn 70—a born and raised Pennsylvanian from the Norristown area, I’ve lived in the state most of my life. I’ve been a small business owner in Lancaster…

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Welfare Checks for Millionaires

• July 8, 2019

This year, I’ll turn 70—a born and raised Pennsylvanian from the Norristown area, I’ve lived in the state most of my life. I’ve been a small business owner in Lancaster…

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For Years, My Union Exploited Me for Political Influence. So I Left.

• July 8, 2019

I knew since fourth grade I wanted to be a teacher because of the quality of teachers I’d had in northeastern Pennsylvania. I had a desire to help others learn…

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For Years, My Union Exploited Me for Political Influence. So I Left.

• July 8, 2019

I knew since fourth grade I wanted to be a teacher because of the quality of teachers I’d had in northeastern Pennsylvania. I had a desire to help others learn…

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Work Empowers All Pennsylvanians

• July 8, 2019

I have found nothing more rewarding than my life’s work: empowering others. Over four decades, I’ve been a social worker, counselor, college professor, administrator, director, and mother. In all those…

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Work Empowers All Pennsylvanians

• July 8, 2019

I have found nothing more rewarding than my life’s work: empowering others. Over four decades, I’ve been a social worker, counselor, college professor, administrator, director, and mother. In all those…

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As a Former Legislator, I Know How Transformative the Taxpayer Protection Act Will Be

• July 8, 2019

Those who watch the inner-workings of Pennsylvania’s politics and policies understand how difficult—and how rewarding—fiscal responsibility in state government can be. Steve Bloom, former four-term state representative from Cumberland County…

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As a Former Legislator, I Know How Transformative the Taxpayer Protection Act Will Be

• July 8, 2019

Those who watch the inner-workings of Pennsylvania’s politics and policies understand how difficult—and how rewarding—fiscal responsibility in state government can be. Steve Bloom, former four-term state representative from Cumberland County…

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Raise the Limits on Tax Credit Scholarships

• July 8, 2019

It was the middle of Wednesday, and I had 30 minutes—30 minutes and a choice. I could either eat my lunch in peace after a hectic morning of work, or…

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Raise the Limits on Tax Credit Scholarships

• July 8, 2019

It was the middle of Wednesday, and I had 30 minutes—30 minutes and a choice. I could either eat my lunch in peace after a hectic morning of work, or…

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State Budget

State Can Build on Tax Reform Boom

• Tirzah Duren
• June 27, 2019

To attract the investment and job creators that will secure our future, we can—and must—do better. Luckily, lawmakers have the blueprint they need to make our state competitive: Control spending…

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Education

Students Need Scholarships, Not Vetoes

• Charles Mitchell
• June 27, 2019

While the governor has repeatedly voiced support for freeing students from zip code-assigned schools that aren’t meeting their needs, he vetoed a sorely needed expansion of Pennsylvania’s scholarship…

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Energy

Pa.’s Climate Action Plan: Crippling Costs for Zero Benefits

• May 20, 2019

Let’s recognize how our climate is improving and bolster further innovation to reduce pollution without reducing incomes or infringing the freedoms of Pennsylvanians.

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