Energy

Corporate Welfare, No Boost to Business Climate

• August 16, 2022

Summary Pennsylvania’s economy continues to struggle. In June, Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate reached 4.5 percent, the fifth highest in the nation.[1], [2] As of June…

Fact Sheet

Op-Ed: Limited government can make a comeback

• Nathan Benefield
• August 28, 2021

For advocates of limited government, it’s easy to feel like the fight is over and the country is on the path to fiscal ruin. But such pessimism is unwarranted.

Commentary

More from the Senate Education Committee Hearing

• Nathan Benefield
• October 6, 2020

When schools closed last spring—and with many still not fully open—parents across Pennsylvania have seen their children lose ground while having to pick up the additional costs of at-home education.

Commentary

Op-Ed: Transparency Victory a Call to Action for Lawmakers

• Nathan Benefield
• August 18, 2020

Wolf’s pattern of lawlessness must be stopped—and lawmakers’ transparency victory could be the turning point that reins him in. …

Commentary

State Budget

The Unintended Consequences of Wolf’s Budget

• Elizabeth Stelle
• April 21, 2015

If the proposed sales tax expansion contained in Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget proposal becomes law, Louise Bell's nursing home costs will jump by $3,000—essentially adding a 13th month to her…

Commentary

Regulation

Copycat Union Letters Repeat Pension Myths

• Priya Brannick
• August 5, 2013

In July, a commentary by Matt Brouillette on why pension reform failed in our state legislature ran in several newspapers across Pennsylvania. Now response letters from teachers have been…

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Public Union Democracy

Big Government Party Blocks Bold Reforms

• Matthew Brouillette
• July 8, 2013

Why haven’t liquor privatization and pension reform passed yet here in Pennsylvania? The reason is that the true divide in the General Assembly is not between the Republicans and Democrats,…

Commentary

Education

When Districts Choose, Kids Lose

• May 29, 2012

What if you were awaiting a letter to find out where local officials were going to send your child to school next year?  What if one of the possibilities was…

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Taxes & Economy

Marcellus Shale Lowers Heating Bills

• Elizabeth Stelle
• November 2, 2011

The Pittsburgh Tribune and Erie Times report natural gas prices are decreasing as we approach the winter months. Rates per thousand cubic feet are dropping across western Pennsylvania.

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