Pennsylvania’s notoriously high level of regulation is a burden on our state economy. To make the Keystone State a competitive place to live, work, or grow a business, reforms are needed to rein in the regulatory process. Taxpayers deserve a streamlined regulatory process that scrutinizes proposed regulations to ensure frivolous reforms do not overburden the state economy and do not prevent job-seekers from accessing employment.

Energy

What Pennsylvania Can Learn From Louisiana About Energy Policy

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • July 15, 2025

Originally published by RealClearEnergy. Louisiana, the third-largest producer of natural gas nationally, has capitalized on President Donald Trump’s energy policies, which represent an about-face turn…

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Regulation

Pennsylvania Can Learn from Ohio and West Virginia

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 14, 2025

Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. Over the last decade, Pennsylvania has lost population and businesses to more competitive states. But this outmigration offers clues on how Pennsylvania…

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Energy

Pennsylvania’s Muddled Leadership Loses to Ohio and West Virginia

  • Gordon Tomb
  • June 27, 2025

Originally published by TribLIVE. Pennsylvania’s nickname of the Keystone State, as variously reported, originates with the deciding vote for independence by a Pennsylvania member of the Continental Congress or in…

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Education

Where Is Gov. Shapiro’s Leadership on the State Budget?

  • Megan Martin, Stephen Bloom
  • June 19, 2025

Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. Gov. Josh Shapiro once said, “Leaders have a responsibility to speak truth.” Yet, truth be told, the governor’s lack of leadership on this…

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Energy

Energy Costs and Regulations Threaten PA’s Tech Boom

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • June 11, 2025

Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. Pennsylvania is on the short list of destinations for cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI). However, the commonwealth—thanks to ill-advised policies pushed by…

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Regulation

Pennsylvania Senate Slashes Red Tape

  • June 11, 2025

Senate Republicans passed two bills to protect all Pennsylvanians from overregulation. Harrisburg, Pa., June 10, 2025 — Today, the Pennsylvania Senate passed two pieces of legislation promising extensive regulatory…

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Education

Shapiro Must Lead, Not Litigate

  • Megan Martin
  • May 30, 2025

Originally published by PennLive. Gov. Josh Shapiro seems less interested in governing and more interested in reliving his days as attorney general. A federal judge recently …

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Regulation

How To Make Pennsylvania Manufacturing Boom

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • April 29, 2025

Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. President Donald Trump and Gov. Josh Shapiro can agree on one thing: Pennsylvania needs a manufacturing boom. Political talk and regulatory action, however, are two different…

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Regulation

New Report: Gig-Workers Prefer Flexibility of Portable Benefits

  • April 24, 2025

Commonwealth Foundation’s new report analyzes the success of DoorDash’s Portable Benefits Pilot Program in Pennsylvania.   Harrisburg, Pa., April 24, 2025 – DoorDash unveiled its portable benefits pilot…

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Regulation

Portable Benefits for Gig-Workers

  • April 23, 2025

Findings from a DoorDash pilot program in Pennsylvania.  Summary In April 2024, with the support of Gov. Josh Shapiro, DoorDash launched a first-of-its-kind portable benefits six-month pilot program for…

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Regulation

Bring Domestic Steel Manufacturing Into America’s Golden Age

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 23, 2025

Originally published by Broad + Liberty. If there is to be a new Golden Age for American industry and manufacturing, Pennsylvania will play a leading role. In recent years, a…

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Education

Governor Shapiro’s 2025 Budget Proposal: An Extreme Spending Binge

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 4, 2025

Overview Gov. Josh Shapiro’s radical overspending exacerbates what is already a massive budget deficit. His plan imposes new taxes this year and will force extreme tax hikes on working families…

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Regulation

Josh Shapiro must stand with Pa. workers and support Nippon deal

  • Andrew Lewis
  • December 19, 2024

Originally published at The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Despite the blistering cold conditions and national opposition, hundreds of Pittsburgh steelworkers gathered last Thursday to support a multimillion-dollar deal to save their…

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Public Union Democracy

A Monopoly Is Coming—Steel Yourself for It

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • December 15, 2024

Originally published at The Wall Street Journal On U.S. Steel’s proposed merger with Nippon Steel, President Biden and President-elect Trump have listened to national union executives, not local union…

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Regulation

Corporate welfare doesn’t work. Cutting red tape does.

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • December 11, 2024

Originally published at Broad + Liberty In 2021, Pennsylvania lawmakers created the Local Resource Manufacturing (LRM) tax credit to attract businesses to the Keystone State. Shortly after, Nacero, a…

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Public Union Democracy

Will Lori Chavez-DeRemer Respect State Labor Reforms?

  • David Osborne
  • December 9, 2024

Originally published at Delaware Valley Journal Federalism is back. However, with the recent nomination of Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as labor secretary, Congress must stay true to the federal government’s…

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Regulation

Time for Shapiro to Ditch Corporate Welfare and Cut Red Tape

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • November 26, 2024

Originally published at The Philadelphia Citizen For two years, Gov. Josh Shapiro has talked about the need for government to “move at the speed of business.” Though…

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Education

Pennsylvania is Now the Bellwether on Democrats’ Future

  • Andrew Lewis
  • November 21, 2024

Originally published at RealClearPennsylvania The Keystone State was expected to be the bellwether on November 5th, and it didn’t disappoint. Not only did Donald Trump carry Pennsylvania …

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