Taxes & Economy

New Year, New Taxes in Pennsylvania

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • January 15, 2025

Originally published at RealClearPennsylvania The new year is always a great opportunity to shed vices like smoking and binge eating. For state and local lawmakers, their guilty pleasure tends…

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Op-Ed: Four Places to Watch in Pennsylvania on Election Day

  • Charles F. McElwee
  • November 3, 2020

From upscale suburbs to blue-collar villages, Pennsylvanians will likely determine the presidential victor. Many consider this election a referendum on Trump’s pandemic-era leadership -- especially in a state where COVID-19…

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Lawmakers can Help Students get Back on Track

  • September 25, 2020

Funded with a portion of Pennsylvania’s reserved federal CARES Act funding, the proposal would establish scholarship accounts that families can use for educational necessities, similar to EBT cards used for supplemental…

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Education

Ways to Ease Substitute Teacher Shortages?

  • Colleen Hroncich
  • September 4, 2020

Now more than ever, we need flexible policies to ensure schools have enough substitute teachers. We trust school leaders to keep kids safe and manage large budgets. Shouldn’t we trust them to…

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Government Accountability

Op-ed: Pennsylvania construction shutdown puts the elderly at risk

  • Kevin Mooney
  • May 5, 2020

Industry leaders who are directly affected by the governor’s orders do not dispute that Wolf has authority to take action aimed at halting the spread of COVID-19. But it’s that…

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How My Union Trapped and Deceived Me

  • November 19, 2019

Being a clerk in one of Pennsylvania’s state-owned Fine Wine & Good Spirits shops is an enjoyable job. I have great co-workers, great customers, and sell great products. But the…

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How My Union Trapped and Deceived Me

  • November 19, 2019

Being a clerk in one of Pennsylvania’s state-owned Fine Wine & Good Spirits shops is an enjoyable job. I have great co-workers, great customers, and sell great products. But the…

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Taxes & Economy

Which Pa. Counties are Attracting Residents?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 22, 2019

How many people are moving into and out of Pennsylvania counties? New data on county population estimates released by the US Census Bureau last week answer that question. Much…

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