State Budget

A Budget You Can Afford

  • May 29, 2026

Summary Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2026–27 budget proposal is unaffordable. It calls for tax hikes that will raise the cost of living, wastes money on handouts to politically selected companies, and…

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Corporate Welfare in Governor Shapiro’s 2026–27 Budget Proposal

  • May 20, 2026

Summary High taxes and burdensome regulations continue to drive outmigration. Rather than improving the state’s tax and regulatory environment, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026–27 budget proposal seeks to…

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Taxes & Economy

New Report: Less than 1% of Pa. Workers Earn Minimum Wage

  • May 18, 2026

Harrisburg, Pa., May 18, 2026 — For the fourth consecutive year, Gov. Josh Shapiro has sought a $15-per-hour minimum wage in his 2026–27 budget proposal. New research from the Commonwealth…

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Markets Have Already Solved the Minimum Wage Debate

  • Joshua Schubert
  • May 18, 2026

Originally published by TribLIVE. Raising the minimum wage would have minimal impact on Pennsylvania’s economy. That’s not just my opinion; that’s precisely what the current administration—the…

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Taxes & Economy

Minimum Wage 2026

  • May 17, 2026

Summary The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) numbers for 2025 show less than one percent of Pennsylvania workers (42,900) earn the minimum wage or…

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Energy

The Governor Who Cried Emissions

  • May 4, 2026

Gov. Josh Shapiro claims to be an “all-of-the-above” energy governor, so long as “all-of-the-above” includes energy taxes, energy taxes, and—you guessed it—energy taxes. Since taking office, Shapiro has relentlessly pushed…

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Has Governor Shapiro Actually Cut Taxes?

  • February 12, 2026

Gov. Josh Shapiro desperately wants Pennsylvanians to believe he isn’t a run-of-the-mill tax-and-spend Democrat. “The Governor has cut taxes seven times,” claims one of his latest…

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