Taxes & Economy

Health Care

States Fix Medicaid

• April 26, 2013

That's why leaders in statehouses across the country should do the right thing and follow Pennsylvania's lead. Instead of waiting for dollars and dictates from D.C. to expand a broken…

Commentary

Regulation

Pennsylvania’s Pension Crisis: Myths and Facts

• April 25, 2013

Pennsylvania’s two main government worker pension systems, the Public School Employee Retirement System (PSERS) and the State Employee Retirement System (SERS), are dramatically underfunded. Together these funds owe more than…

Fact Sheet

Taxes & Economy

Name Change Won’t Fix Welfare

• Elizabeth Stelle
• April 23, 2013

Pennsylvania’s welfare system is broken, and significant reforms are needed to help lift individuals out of poverty. Changing the name of the Department of Public Welfare to the Department of…

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State Budget

Budget Facts 2013: Spending Increases By Department

• April 17, 2013

Governor Corbett's proposed budget of $28.4 billion in general fund spending and $67.6 billion in spending from all funds represents our highest spending levels ever—exceeding years when federal stimulus dollars…

Fact Sheet

Regulation

Public Pension Crisis Averted?

• April 16, 2013

Has Pennsylvania’s public pension crisis been averted? Not by a long shot. This weekend, the Tribune-Review heralded a $69 million budget surplus in the Pennsylvania School…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Jobs Killed by Lack of Freedom

• April 12, 2013

Earlier this week, GE announced plans to move 950 jobs from Erie, Pa. to Texas.  What is one of the key reasons Pennsylvania continues to lose jobs and population…

Media

Regulation

Mailbag: Pennsylvania’s Pension Crisis

• Priya Brannick
• April 10, 2013

Several readers wrote in with questions on my Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed from Sunday, “Pension Crisis is Going to Hit Hard.” Here are answers to some of the most common…

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Taxes & Economy

Free-market Gas Outshines Subsidized Solar

• Gordon Tomb
• April 9, 2013

One news story highlights hundreds of jobs lost and millions of taxpayer dollars down the drain via corporate welfare. Another celebrates millions of new state revenue and free market job…

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Taxes & Economy

Taking Wind out of the Subsidy Sail

• Gordon Tomb
• April 4, 2013

For years, you’ve heard conservatives say the wind power industry would be better off without government subsidies. But now even wind industry advocate and Tang Energy CEO Patrick Jenevin…

Media

Health Care

Medicaid Expansion Myths and Facts

• April 2, 2013

For our fiscal health, and the health of families, we desperately need the flexibility to allow state officials to design a solution that fits the needs of Pennsylvanians-not an…

Fact Sheet

Health Care

Medicaid Expansion Deals Don’t Deliver

• Elizabeth Stelle
• April 1, 2013

Time is ticking for President Obama to get more buy-in on a pivotal part of Obamacare—Medicaid expansion. States are under immense pressure to accept an influx of federal funds in…

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Health Care

Will Medicaid Expansion Boost Pennsylvania’s Economy?

• Priya Brannick
• March 29, 2013

A new study commissioned by the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania predicts that if the state expands Medicaid, the program will produce $3.2 billion in annual growth over…

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Regulation

Pennsylvania State Budget 2013

• March 26, 2013

Governor Corbett's proposed budget of $28.4 billion in general fund spending and $67.6 billion in spending from all funds represents our highest spending levels ever—exceeding years when federal stimulus dollars…

Fact Sheet

Health Care

Note to Lawmakers: The Power Is Yours!

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 22, 2013

One of my favorite cartoon’s growing up was Captain Planet. The cartoon’s catchy theme song ended with an emphatic, “The power is yours!” It’s a message all of our state lawmakers…

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Health Care

Expanding Medicaid: Eat Now, Starve Later

• Nathan Benefield
• March 20, 2013

When the governor released his budget last month, the loudest opposition hinged on Medicaid - government insurance for the poor and disabled. Advocates of expanding the program via the Affordable…

Commentary

Regulation

Privatization Could End “Pay-to-Play”

• Priya Brannick
• March 15, 2013

“A culture of greed, corruption and political influence that is beyond imagination,” is how State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan described the latest Pennsylvania Turnpike scandal, which has led to…

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Health Care

Sequester-Sized Savings

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 15, 2013

We’ve already busted the myth that federal money for the expansion of Medicaid is somehow “free.” As Nathan Benefield explains, government only distributes what if first taxes out of…

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Public Union Democracy

PLCB Liquor Store Union Boss Bullies Business Leaders

• March 14, 2013

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Taxes & Economy

FrackNation Exposes Gasland Lies

• Gordon Tomb
• March 14, 2013

“FrackNation” is not only about the development of natural gas, but also about journalism, says Phelim McAleer, co-director of the 70-minute documentary. Shown this week to about 70…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Carbon Tax Devastating for Manufacturers

• Gordon Tomb
• March 7, 2013

A study reported by the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association says a carbon tax would have a devastating effect on the state’s manufacturers. Manufacturing output in energy-intensive activities could drop by…

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Health Care

Facts, Not Hate, In Medicaid Debate

• Nathan Benefield
• March 6, 2013

“A few dying residents won’t matter to these people…”  So say supporters of implementing Obamacare in Pennsylvania about our friends at Americans for Prosperity.  AFP launched a new action…

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