Health Care

Is it Easier to Be Tiger King Than Buy Booze in Pennsylvania?

• Tirzah Duren
• April 21, 2020

For Pennsylvanians, mixing up their favorite cocktail and following the adventures of an off-the-wall zoo owner named Joe Exotic might be easier said than done. State-run liquor stores shut down…

Commentary

Regulation

Op-Ed: Coronavirus Crackdown Exposes Failing Government Liquor Monopoly

• Andrew Abramczyk
• April 9, 2020

The state liquor monopoly, not the coronavirus, caused the present alcohol shortage. Now is the time to push for changes.

Commentary

Energy

5 Ways Carbon Taxes Harm PA

• Tirzah Duren
• February 13, 2020

When Governor Wolf announced his decision to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) through executive order this past October, he also sent the message that PA is closed for business. For businesses operating…

Commentary

Regulation

Sparks Fly Over Creating a Carbon Tax in Pa.

• Tirzah Duren
• October 29, 2019

Walk outs, tin foil hats, and shouts from the audience characterized a tense House Energy and Environmental Resources hearing on Governor Wolf’s executive order to join the Regional…

Media

Government Accountability

Worker Freedom in the States

• Jessica Barnett
• August 30, 2019

Unprecedented labor issue activity has followed the 2018 Janus v. AFSCME ruling. Read our summary here.

Fact Sheet

Energy

Climate Change

• Gordon Tomb
• May 30, 2019

For decades state government has imposed subsidies, increased regulation and raised energy costs to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. These efforts have largely failed to make an impact. On the other…

Memo

Criminal Justice Reform

Spending Trends & Policy Developments Under Gov. Wolf

• Nathan Benefield
• July 31, 2018

In the last four years Pennsylvania has experienced rapid state spending growth. On the plus side, constant tax hike proposals have been largely rejected and policies like pension reform, school…

Memo

Education

Every Child Deserves the Opportunity to Succeed

• June 21, 2018

The Ben Franklin Bridge is all that separates Pennsylvania students from Camden, New Jersey, where families choose from a diverse menu of schools. In 1999, New Jersey enacted the…

Media

Guest Blog: The Hidden Cost of Tax Complexity

• November 17, 2017

Editor’s Note: This is the first of a series of occasional blogs by a Philadelphia resident highlighting policy problems holding back the City of Brotherly Love. As a Philadelphia…

Media