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Soundbites

• May 10, 2017

Charter schools, “are public schools that are operate outside of the school district infrastructure…They’re given a degree of autonomy and freedom in exchange for accountability."…

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Soundbites

• May 10, 2017

Charter schools, “are public schools that are operate outside of the school district infrastructure…They’re given a degree of autonomy and freedom in exchange for accountability."…

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State Budget

PA.’s Fiscal Picture in 10 Charts

• May 8, 2017

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Public Union Democracy

Pennsylvania Government Union Dues Used for Politics

• May 8, 2017

Since 2007, Pennsylvania government unions spent $62.7 million from membership dues on “Political Activities & Lobbying.” Including national affiliates the total reaches $342 million during the 2016 election cycle alone. Here…

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Chart of the Month April-May

• April 28, 2017

Compensation Costs Per State Employee…

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Chart of the Month April-May

• April 28, 2017

Compensation Costs Per State Employee…

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Ghost Teacher Ban Passes Senate Committee

• April 27, 2017

These ghost teachers are teachers in name only; many haven’t taught in decades and will never return to the classroom. In some cases, ghost teachers receive taxpayer-funded salaries, gain seniority,…

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Ghost Teacher Ban Passes Senate Committee

• April 27, 2017

These ghost teachers are teachers in name only; many haven’t taught in decades and will never return to the classroom. In some cases, ghost teachers receive taxpayer-funded salaries, gain seniority,…

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Deficit Watch: April 2017

• April 27, 2017

April Deficit Watch: $679 million. …

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Deficit Watch: April 2017

• April 27, 2017

April Deficit Watch: $679 million. …

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New Case from the Fairness Center: Hartnett, et al. v. Pennsylvania State Education Association, et al.

• April 27, 2017

Forcing teachers against their will to fund unions and political collective bargaining violates teachers’ constitutional rights of free speech and free association. Teachers and other public employees should not have…

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New Case from the Fairness Center: Hartnett, et al. v. Pennsylvania State Education Association, et al.

• April 27, 2017

Forcing teachers against their will to fund unions and political collective bargaining violates teachers’ constitutional rights of free speech and free association. Teachers and other public employees should not have…

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After Obamacare: Myths & Facts

• Elizabeth Stelle
• April 27, 2017

Will people lose insurance? Will hospitals lose money? Are jobs going to be lost?  The truth of Obamacare repeal is more optimistic. …

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After Obamacare: Myths & Facts

• April 27, 2017

Will people lose insurance? Will hospitals lose money? Are jobs going to be lost?  The truth of Obamacare repeal is more optimistic. …

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End Perks for the Politically Connected

• Bob Dick
• April 27, 2017

Success is determined by who lobbies better, not by who makes the best product at an affordable price. The result? A few businesses “win” at their competitors’ expense, and taxpayers…

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End Perks for the Politically Connected

• April 27, 2017

Success is determined by who lobbies better, not by who makes the best product at an affordable price. The result? A few businesses “win” at their competitors’ expense, and taxpayers…

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Time to End Special Interest Loophole

• Jessica Barnett
• April 27, 2017

Because of a legal carveout for special interests, Pennsylvania has been mixing public resources and politics for years. But that carveout could soon end.

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Time to End Special Interest Loophole

• April 27, 2017

Because of a legal carveout for special interests, Pennsylvania has been mixing public resources and politics for years. But that carveout could soon end.

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Choice is a Win for Students

• James Paul
• April 27, 2017

In the aftermath of Betsy DeVos’s confirmation as Secretary of Education, opponents beleive the sky is falling on public education. DeVos is a well-known school choice advocate who believes in…

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Choice is a Win for Students

• April 27, 2017

In the aftermath of Betsy DeVos’s confirmation as Secretary of Education, opponents beleive the sky is falling on public education. DeVos is a well-known school choice advocate who believes in…

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Double-Down on Reinventing Government

• Nathan Benefield
• April 27, 2017

What's different about Wolf's third budget address? Record-setting income and sales tax increases? Gone. Partisan rhetoric? Mollified. Massive spending hikes? Absent. Instead, Wolf targeted bureaucratic waste to close the ever-widening…

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