Taxes & Economy

State Treasury: Soak the Rich

• Andrew Abramczyk
• October 14, 2019

Last week the Pennsylvania state treasury tweeted a link to a New York Times opinion piece headlined The Rich Really Do Pay Lower Taxes Than You. The piece…

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Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania’s Path to Tax Relief

• Bob Dick
• November 15, 2018

Pennsylvania’s high state and local tax burden is hindering job growth, suppressing wages, and enabling wasteful government spending.

Memo

Pennsylvania’s Report Card: 2018 PSSA and Keystone Exams

• Marc LeBlond
• October 25, 2018

On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania Department of Education released the 2018 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) and Keystone Exam results. Both sets of exams are used to ensure Pennsylvania’s education system is meeting …

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Regulation

Energy Markets Need Reform, Not Subsidies

• Gordon Tomb
• February 12, 2018

How many industries can withstand a more than threefold increase in regulatory costs in a decade? Few, if any. Yet that's the reality for nuclear power plants. An…

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Health Care

States Get Green Light to Propose Medicaid Work Requirements

• Elizabeth Stelle
• January 11, 2018

It's official: The Trump administration has formally endorsed the policy of work requirements for healthy Medicaid recipients. For years states have sought this flexibility to help beneficiaries of Medicaid—government-run health insurance…

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Health Care

Obamacare Creates Another Round of Premium Hikes

• Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
• October 18, 2017

Governor Wolf announced exchange insurance premiums will increase by 30 percent next year thanks to President Trump and Congress. The problem is insurance rates have increased every year under…

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Regulation

Can Environmental Mandates Reverse Pittsburgh’s Decline?

• Elizabeth Stelle
• June 6, 2017

President Trump summed up his opposition to the Paris Climate Accord by saying he was elected to represent Pittsburgh, not Paris. In response, Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto issued an…

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Time to End Special Interest Loophole

• April 27, 2017

Because of a legal carveout for special interests, Pennsylvania has been mixing public resources and politics for years. But that carveout could soon end.

Commentary

Time to End Special Interest Loophole

• Jessica Barnett
• April 27, 2017

Because of a legal carveout for special interests, Pennsylvania has been mixing public resources and politics for years. But that carveout could soon end.

Commentary