Energy

State of RGGI: Past, Present, and Future

• André Béliveau
• December 5, 2024

Key Points The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a multi-state cap-and-trade program that imposes a carbon tax on power generators, resulting in a new, economy-wide energy tax. Pennsylvania entered…

Backgrounder

Energy

Assessing Gov. Tom Wolf’s Tenure

• Nathan Benefield
• January 12, 2023

Key Points During Gov. Tom Wolf’s eight years in office, Pennsylvania ranked below the national average in income growth, job growth, and population growth.State government spending increased significantly under Wolf,…

Backgrounder

Energy

RGGI Update: Pennsylvania Legislature Resists

• Kevin Mooney
• May 11, 2022

Originally published at Capital Research Center While regulatory relief efforts gather steam in Virginia, lawmakers in Pennsylvania are taking notice. Aptly named the Keystone State for the crucial role…

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Energy

Op-Ed: Climate Change Regulations in Pennsylvania: No Discernable Benefits

• Kevin Mooney
• September 10, 2021

What happens next in Pennsylvania’s legal and legislative battles over proposed climate change regulations will largely depend on who controls the narrative about carbon dioxide emissions and their impact.

Commentary

Public Sector Union 2020 Election Spending

• Jessica Barnett
• March 18, 2021

Public sector union political action committees (PAC) spent $16.7 million in Pennsylvania during the 2019–2020 election cycle, principally on behalf of Democratic politicians.

Backgrounder

Public Union Democracy

Union Dues Fuel Political Activism, Records Show

• Kevin Mooney
• February 18, 2020

Considering government unions draw heavily from their dues to fund political activism, public school teachers who prefer not to fund this political activism of their state and national unions should…

Commentary

Education

Union Donations to Gov. Wolf Drown Out School Choice

• Kevin Mooney
• October 23, 2019

Charter schools remain in the crosshairs of the teachers’ unions and their government allies.  That much is made evident in the proposals, resolutions and other public statements the National Education…

Media

Education

Release Time: Diverting Public Resources to Unions

• May 11, 2015

Release time allows government employees to take a leave of absence from their jobs to perform union work. Many government employees working for the union are paid by taxpayers while…

Fact Sheet

Government Accountability

ACORN: The Shenanigans Continue

• October 28, 2008

Tax evasion can now be added to the list of shady dealings with which ACORN has been associated in the recent weeks. Matthew Vadum, from Capital Research…

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