Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania is Shrinking

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • December 21, 2016

For the first time in 31 years, Pennsylvania's population is shrinking. The Census Bureau reports Pennsylvania’s total population fell by more than 7,600 last year. In state-to-state migration,…

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Taxes & Economy

Pa. Population Drops for First Time in 31 Years

  • December 21, 2016

Pa. Population Drops for First Time in 31 Years Thousands Leave for Friendlier Tax Climates December 21, 2016, HARRISBURG, Pa.— For the first time since 1985, Pennsylvania’s…

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Government Accountability

Getting the Best Deal from Government

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • May 27, 2015

If you’ve ever spent hundreds on a smartphone or thousands on a new car, you know what it’s like to hunt for the best deal. Yet when paying for state…

Commentary

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Government Accountability

Shine a Light on the Collective Bargaining Process

  • April 1, 2015

Gov. Tom Wolf has an opportunity to deliver a fresh start to Pennsylvania’s collective bargaining process. Over the next few months, the governor and his administration will be negotiating…

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Public Union Democracy

What You Need to Know About the Paycheck Protection Bills

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 26, 2014

Taking a strong stand for taxpayers, the House and Senate State Government Committees passed paycheck protection legislation this week. Both committees amended original versions of their respective paycheck protection bills.

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Regulation

PA Tops in Corporate Welfare

  • May 14, 2014

Pennsylvania’s system of economic development subsidies costs taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars annually, yet this spending does little to promote overall job growth. Given the state’s fiscal hurdles,…

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Public Union Democracy

Gov. Union Politics Harm Employees and Taxpayers

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • March 14, 2014

Government unions aren’t about fighting for public employees and workers any more — they’ve become political operations with agendas that harm both their members and taxpayers. Americans, and even…

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Public Union Democracy

A War on Truth

  • February 14, 2014

Should you be forced to subsidize government union politics? That’s the question asked by a reform gaining steam in Harrisburg called paycheck protection. But you wouldn’t know it by listening…

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Government Accountability

Answering the Critics About Paycheck Protection

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 23, 2014

Under current law and contracts, it’s permissible for a school district’s personnel office to act as the collection agent for Political Action Committee contributions and membership dues…

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