Education

Blame the Union, Free the Schools

  • David Osborne
  • January 6, 2023

Originally published in the Delaware Valley Journal The commonwealth’s largest teachers union, the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), recently induced yet another local union into “authorizing” a strike, this…

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Taxes & Economy

EPA Regulations Threaten Pennsylvania Jobs

  • Gordon Tomb
  • January 3, 2014

The prospects for Pennsylvania coal industry have gotten so bad that Tom Crooks has contemplated moving his company from the state to find greener pastures Crooks is vice…

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Public Union Democracy

State Agency Forces Private Sector to Pay Prevailing Wage

  • June 16, 2009

Due to a standing order by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), all public universities are required to pay prevailing wage rates on construction projects funded by…

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Override of guv’s veto?

  • January 12, 2006

Text of Jan. 11 press release. Turzai and Reed move to override Governor’s veto.Say job creation bill has necessary support in House and Senate HARRISBURG — Rep. Mike Turzai…

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