Should COVID-19 Keep Schools Closed? Weighing the Risks

• Marc LeBlond, Stefanie Mason
• October 23, 2020

As the dialogue about returning kids to in-person instruction continues around the state and country, it’s critical to for parents, teachers, and administrators to take into consideration the data on…

Commentary

Taxes & Economy

Coal and Nuclear Subsidies Rejected, Time to End All Energy Subsidies

• Gordon Tomb
• January 10, 2018

Government subsidies for so-called green energy are contributing to the closings of coal and nuclear plants that keep Pennsylvania’s electricity system reliable. In response, the U.S. Department of Energy…

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Taxes & Economy

Warning to PA: Alternative Energy Subsidies Damage Europe

• Gordon Tomb
• February 12, 2014

State legislators who advocate for an expansion of government incentives for alternative energy sources need to pay attention to the events happening across the pond where the European Commission is…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Fracking Helps Poor More than Government Programs

• Gordon Tomb
• September 10, 2013

The natural gas boom spawned by free enterprise and new technology is doing more to help the poor than LIHEAP, a decades-old welfare program, according to the Wall…

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Education

What Do France, Hungary and Pennsylvania Have in Common?

• Priya Brannick
• August 30, 2011

A Hungarian, a Frenchman and a Pennsylvanian walk into a bar…okay, so they may not have the same tastes in beer, but turns out they would have the same ability…

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Regulation

Green Jobs and the Broken Window Fallacy

• Nathan Benefield
• June 11, 2010

On behalf of the Commonwealth Foundation, an independent, nonpartisan public policy research and educational institute based in Harrisburg, we would like to thank Chairman Saylor and the members of the…

Testimony

Taxes & Economy

How Government Hinders Job Creation

• Nathan Benefield
• January 18, 2010

Economist Mark Hendrickson has a good piece for The Center for Vision & Values at Grove City College explaining why federal policies aimed at “creating jobs” or even helping workers…

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Regulation

Corporate Welfare Goes Green

• November 13, 2009

The solar industry, teamed with congress, is trying to get the Solar Manufacturing Jobs Creation Act passed. This act creates a 30% tax credit for solar manufactures and makes…

Media

Regulation

PA Should Heed Europe’s Experience with Renewables

• Elizabeth Stelle
• November 11, 2009

Last month the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) released Pennsylvania’s Climate Change Action plan. While touting the creation of “green jobs”, it did not advocate increasing PA’s…

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