Taxes & Economy

First Do No Harm to Pa.’s Energy Sector

• Gordon Tomb
• March 7, 2019

Pennsylvania’s energy industry is growing, but state government intervention through new taxes or special interest bailouts would threaten the positive trends of job growth and low energy prices. Pennsylvania ranked…

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Education

Keep Moving Forward: Philly Students Celebrate Choice

• Marc LeBlond
• February 1, 2019

Last week the nation celebrated school choice, with thousands of student-centered events taking place across the United States. On Wednesday, hundreds of yellow-scarved, sign-bearing students from the Philly area…

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Health Care

Affordable Care Act Struggles Continue: Sarah’s Health Care Story

• Elizabeth Stelle
• December 19, 2018

Sarah is a social service worker from Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, where she and her husband also homeschool their four young children. For four years her family received insurance through Medicaid.

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Taxes & Economy

Facts Refute Gov. Wolf’s Climate Change Concern

• Gordon Tomb
• December 17, 2018

Editor's Note: A version of this blog was also published in the Daily Caller and appeared at NaturalGasNow.org. When Gov. Wolf uses the past…

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Public Union Democracy

Restoring Public Sector Workers’ Resignation Rights

• Jessica Barnett
• August 9, 2018

Many public sector employees remain unaware of their new-found rights to not pay fair share fees, while also facing onerous resignation restrictions. Luckily, lawmakers are working to promote workers' Janus…

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Education

What does Janus mean for school choice?

• Colleen Hroncich
• July 1, 2018

On June 27th, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a historic ruling in Janus v. AFSCME. The 5-4 decision found that forcing public sector workers to pay union fees—or lose their jobs—violates their…

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Taxes & Economy

Migration Update

• Elizabeth Stelle
• April 28, 2018

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2018/popest-metro-county.html The ten counties that experienced the greatest growth via domestic migration (“destination states”) had a lower average tax burden than the counties that experienced the greatest declines (“deserted states”). p 10…

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Public Union Democracy

Pa. Leads the Nation in Teacher Strikes

• April 18, 2018

This report compares Pennsylvania's strike laws to other states, and highlights the impact on teachers and students.

Fact Sheet

Janus v. AFSCME Resources

• April 11, 2018

Media Clips Greg Hartnett, Fairness Center client and lead plaintiff, Hartnett v. PSEA: Court should free teachers from forced unionism Despite the trust given to me during my 19 years…

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