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State Budget

Budget Spares Taxpayers, Boosts School Choice, but Leaves Much Undone

• June 28, 2019

June 28, 2019, Harrisburg, Pa.—Today, lawmakers put the finishing touches on a state budget that spares Pennsylvanians from tax hikes, grows the state’s beleaguered Rainy Day Fund, and boosts school…

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Education

Common EITC and OSTC Misconceptions

• Colleen Hroncich
• June 26, 2019

“A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.” This saying is even more true in the internet age. Case in point: recent falsehoods…

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Public Union Democracy

Respecting Workers’ Rights

• June 26, 2019

Do you really have liberty if it is not legally protected? Five Pennsylvanian corrections officers likely asked themselves that question when their union, the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association…

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Education

How Many Kids Should We Save?

• Marc LeBlond
• June 25, 2019

Last week, local mom Thalia McClenton visited the Capitol to tell her tax credit scholarship story. Thalia’s sons attend Harrisburg Catholic Elementary School thanks to scholarship funding. Thalia explained:…

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Education

Five Things Lawmakers Should Know About the State Budget Deal

• Nathan Benefield
• June 25, 2019

Less than a week before the start of the 2019-20 fiscal year, legislative leaders unveiled a proposed state budget—including both the spending and revenue outline, and several policy changes that…

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Public Union Democracy

Do Teachers Know About Their Rights?

• Priya Brannick
• June 25, 2019

A year after the path-changing Janus v. AFSCME decision that freed 5 million American government workers from having to pay union fees, there hasn’t been the exodus of union members…

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Education

Which Wolf Was It? Gov. Wolf’s Hypocrisy on Education Tax Credits

• Marc LeBlond
• June 24, 2019

Tom Wolf the private citizen and business owner benefited from and lauded private school choice and the EITC program. But Governor Tom Wolf has used his political clout to deny…

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Taxes & Economy

The RGGI Offers Nothing to Pennsylvania

• Tirzah Duren
• June 24, 2019

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Let’s Stop the Gimmicks

• Andrew Abramczyk
• June 21, 2019

If you took out a mortgage on your house and used it to buy groceries, would you say that you were covering your expenses with your income? How about if…

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Education

Pennsylvania Kids Need School Choice Heroes

• Colleen Hroncich
• June 21, 2019

I must confess, my superhero education is lacking. Much to the chagrin of my children, I don’t know the difference between DC and Marvel or the characters in each universe.

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Regulation

Consumers not Bureaucrats Should Determine the Number of Liquor Licenses

• June 21, 2019

The return of expired liquor licenses—miraculous resurrection or terrifying zombification? Well, depends on who you ask. Since 2016, when Act 39 allowed expired liquor licenses to return to the…

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State Budget

Future Growth Depends on Today’s Lawmakers

• Tirzah Duren
• June 20, 2019

Federal tax cuts made Pennsylvania’s current economic growth possible, but state reform could make it sustainable. Today Pennsylvanians are enjoying $866 million in surplus state revenue, an all-time low unemployment rate,…

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Wolf Vetoes Scholarship Bill, Disparages Program His Business Supported

• June 18, 2019

June 18, 2019, Harrisburg, Pa.— Today, Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed HB 800, which would have expanded Pennsylvania’s popular Educational Improvement Tax Credit—a program providing private school scholarships to low- and middle-income…

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Education

New Report: Education Tax Credits Save School Districts Billions

• Marc LeBlond
• June 18, 2019

Pennsylvania’s tax credit scholarships are life-changing programs that help students succeed and taxpayers save.  According to brand new analysis by Martin F. Lueken, Ph.D. of EdChoice, tax credit scholarships…

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Education

Wolf’s Actions Speak Louder Than Words

• Colleen Hroncich
• June 18, 2019

Governor Wolf talks the talk. In his 2018 budget address, he called for ensuring “your zip code doesn’t determine what kind of education you can get.” In his …

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State Budget

Lawmakers Show Signs of Budget Restraint

• Tirzah Duren
• June 18, 2019

When state revenues outpace spending there’s always a temptation to spend more—in fact, even when revenues fall short…

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Pa. Governor to Block Education Opportunity for Thousands of Students

• Charles Mitchell
• June 13, 2019

June 13, 2019, Harrisburg, Pa.—According to news reports, Governor Tom Wolf plans to veto a school choice bill, HB 800, that would expand tax credit scholarships in Pennsylvania.

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Regulation

Liquor Privatization: Time to Push Again

• Andrew Abramczyk
• June 13, 2019

A Pennsylvania grocery or convenience store can be a confusing place. Out-of-state visitors are puzzled when they first encounter separate checkout lines for alcohol and non-alcoholic items. Last-minute party planners…

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Education

Magic 8 Ball, What Lies Ahead for HB 800?

• Colleen Hroncich
• June 13, 2019

I asked my Magic 8 Ball if Gov. Wolf would sign HB 800—legislation increasing the caps on the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) program. “My sources say no,” was the unfortunate…

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Education

Helping Kids Through EITC and OSTC

• Andrew Abramczyk, Nathan Benefield
• June 12, 2019

Governor Tom Wolf wants to be sure that children from poor parts of the state can get a good education. In his 2018 budget address he called…

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Education

Champions for Pa. Students

• Marc LeBlond
• June 12, 2019

Yesterday the Senate took bold, swift action on behalf of Pennsylvania kids by passing HB 800—which would increase the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) K-12 tax credit scholarship cap by…

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