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

Government Accountability

News Release: $65 Million in Earmarks Hidden in State’s Fiscal Code

• August 16, 2017

Pennsylvanians shouldn’t need a decoder ring to know how their tax dollars are being spent. But lawmakers have hidden more than $65 million in vaguely worded earmarks in the Senate-passed…

Press Release

Public Union Democracy

DNC in Philly: Top 5 Ways Big-Government Policies Are Killing the Host City

• July 22, 2016

DNC in Philly: Top 5 Ways Big-Government Policies Are Killing the Host City Philadelphians Suffering, Fleeing Due to Policies that Hurt Economic Growth July 21, 2016, Philadelphia, Pa.—As all…

Press Release