Regulation

Government Job Creation is a Myth

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 12, 2018

Can government create jobs? If you ask Gov. Tom Wolf, you won’t get a straight answer. On the one hand, Wolf promised Amazon millions—likely billions—in taxpayer subsidies to build a…

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Government Accountability

Government that Works?in the Shadows

  • May 1, 2018

Legislation introduced by Rep. Seth Grove—House Bill 1843—injects a much-needed dose of transparency into the state budget. The proposal would give taxpayers access to critical budget documents and financial…

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Regulation

How Should Pennsylvania Attract Amazon?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 17, 2017

Amazon has been dominating Pennsylvania business news since announcing its interest in creating a second U.S. headquarters (HQ2). Several regions of the state are expected to contend for this new…

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Regulation

An Inhospitable Tax Increase

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • October 4, 2017

Another day, another tax. The newest plan to fill a $2.2 billion budget hole includes a 5 percent increase to the hotel tax, along with a new tax on fireworks and third-party online…

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State Budget Update

  • September 25, 2017

On the last day of the state’s fiscal year, the General Assembly passed a $32 billion budget that boosts state spending by $500 million, but lawmakers didn’t say how they’d…

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State Budget Update

  • September 25, 2017

On the last day of the state’s fiscal year, the General Assembly passed a $32 billion budget that boosts state spending by $500 million, but lawmakers didn’t say how they’d…

Commentary

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Tax Hikes Won’t Fix Deficit, Reforms Will

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 26, 2017

Tax hikes won’t fix the structural deficit. We just raised taxes last year, having a devastating impact on vape shops, and have raised taxes four times in the last…

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Regulation

Op-Ed: Learn from Last Year’s Budget Mistakes

  • June 29, 2017

Before you dismiss the budget debate as political theater, consider this: The deals hashed out in Harrisburg could blow a hole in your own budget or even strip you of…

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