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Pennsylvania Stopped Costly Energy Taxes. But Government Mandates are Still Driving Up Electricity Bills.
Originally published by TribLIVE. Pennsylvania families, already struggling to afford the rising cost of living, avoided even more expensive utility bills with the recently passed state budget. When Gov.
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Pennsylvania Avoided Tax Hikes—But Only for Now
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Government Intervention—not Free Markets—Made Your Housing and Healthcare Unaffordable
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Welfare
Pennsylvania’s Welfare Error Rate Is High. But New Numbers Provide Hope.
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Op-Ed: Paycheck protection needed to prevent government payroll from funding partisan political activism
Originally published at Broad + Liberty Under Pennsylvania law, government agencies are permitted to use taxpayer resources to collect and distribute political campaign money on behalf of public employee unions.
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Op-Ed: Chicago’s Lessons for Philadelphia Schools
Originally published in The Philadelphia Citizen At 8 years old, my Saturday haunt was the North Philadelphia Woolworths five and dime on 25th and Lehigh. I would prowl the…
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Op-Ed: Free Speech Suit against Teacher’s Union Could Boost Labor Reform
Originally printed in the Delaware Valley Journal A Pennsylvania court may strike down a labor law that is clearly unconstitutional, but elected officials shouldn’t wait on the legal system to…
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Op-Ed: Pa.’s out-of-control spending is driving away residents
Originally published in the Pittsiburgh Tribune-Review Gov. Tom Wolf recently declared 2022 a “magical year” for the Pennsylvania budget, citing the possibility of a surplus. However, Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal…
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Op-Ed: How officials use tax dollars in lobbying efforts
Originally published in the PIttsburgh Post-Gazette Used-car salesmen, members of Congress and telemarketers all rank near the bottom of least-trusted professions. The lowest, however, is lobbyist. For decades, media and…
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Op-Ed: Gerrymandering won’t save unpopular candidates
Originally published in Pittsburgh Tribune-Review With state and congressional redistricting underway in Harrisburg, many politicians have blamed “partisan gerrymandering” for past election losses. But this is another instance when the…
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The Most Liberal Governor in America: Tom Wolf and the Income Tax
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What Our Towns Pay: Suburban cops dominate list of top earners
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What does state law require for lobbying reports? Good question
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Wolf property tax plan a sour vintage (letter)
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Letter to the Editor: Gov. Tom Wolf glosses over biggest source of new revenue: sales and income tax hikes
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Letter to the Editor: Gov. Tom Wolf glosses over biggest source of new revenue: sales and income tax hikes
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Gov. Wolf’s complaints with the Republican budget
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Seattle Hospital Cuts Cost of Outpatient Services 35 Percent
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Letters: Fattah charges political revenge
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Truth lacking on Tom Wolf’s ‘Schools That Teach’ tour (letter)
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Rand Paul’s ‘Economic Freedom Zone’ a fix for western PA?
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Letter to the Editor: Commonwealth Foundation donors have a right to stay secret
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