State Budget

Wolf Tax 3.0: No Relief, No ‘Fair Share,’ Just Higher Taxes

  • October 6, 2015

Contact: Gina Diorio, 862-703-6670, gld@comfdnprod.wpengine.com Wolf Tax 3.0: No Relief, No ‘Fair Share,’ Just Higher Taxes Latest Plan Raids $750 from Paychecks of Pennsylvania Families October 6,…

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State Budget

Wolf Demands $1,000 from Families in Wednesday House Vote

  • October 5, 2015

Wolf Demands $1,000 from Families in Wednesday House Vote “Compromise” Tax Plan Still Largest in State History October 5, 2015, HARRISBURG, Pa.—After months of hyping a “common…

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State Budget

Analysis: Wolf’s Latest Tax Plan Costs Families $1,000

  • October 1, 2015

Analysis: Wolf’s Latest Tax Plan Costs Families $1,000—Vote Next Week 14,000 Jobs Not Created as a Result October 1, 2015, HARRISBURG, Pa.—Next week, the state House plans…

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Education

Wolf Veto = $11 Million Bill for Taxpayers

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 30, 2015

School districts have borrowed $346 million—and taxpayers will pay to pay up to $11 million in interest payments—as a result of Gov. Wolf’s budget vetoes, according to a report…

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Fresh Start, or Stale Policies of Decades Past?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 30, 2015

At the beginning of 2015, we heard a lot about a “fresh start” for Pennsylvania. But nine months later, it's difficult to identify anything fresh about Gov. Wolf's tax, borrow…

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Wolf Blocks Education Funding, Issues 6th, 7th & 8th Vetoes

  • September 29, 2015

Wolf Blocks Education Funding, Issues 6th, 7th & 8th Vetoes Students, Disabled, & Struggling Held Hostage by Governor’s Tax-Hike Fixation September 29, 2015, HARRISBURG, Pa.—“The answer’s no. Now,…

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Regulation

Government that Works?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 29, 2015

Last week, Governor Wolf revved up his Jeep and resumed his “Government that Works” tour in Lancaster. In an ironic twist, Wolf also promised to veto a temporary funding bill…

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Education

Cosigned: Amicus Brief Says SCOTUS Must Restore Teachers’ Rights

  • September 16, 2015

Cosigned: Amicus Brief Says SCOTUS Must Restore Teachers’ Rights Friedrichs Case Critical to Restoring PA Teachers’ Freedoms September 16, 2015, Harrisburg, Pa.—For Pennsylvania teachers and other public…

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Education

Audio: Budget Impasse Debate

  • Jonathan Reginella
  • September 10, 2015

With the state budget impasse in its third month, funding for critical things such as education and social services remains in question. CF’s Elizabeth Stelle spoke with WHYY’s Marty Moss-Coane and opposite…

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