State Budget

Economic Freedom Trumps Identity Politics

  • Brittney Parker
  • April 29, 2015

Imagine a little girl and her young mother sitting on a porch on 19th Street in Harrisburg. The child smiles happily, but the mother looks tired—she’s working second shift and…

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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…

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Education

Video: Tax Credit Scholarships Give Options to Thousands

  • Jonathan Reginella
  • April 17, 2015

The Educational Improvement Tax Credit program (EITC) offers businesses the chance to be more involved in their communities by offering tax credits in exhange for sholarship funding. This program allows…

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Government Accountability

Wolf Negotiates Billions with Unions Who Gave Him Millions

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • March 26, 2015

Wolf received more than $2.6 million in campaign contributions from six of the government unions with whom he will be negotiating. How does Wolf square these contributions to his…

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