Public Union Democracy

Government Unions Spent $33 Million in Recent Pennsylvania Elections

• April 22, 2025

When it comes to politics, government unions are big spenders—and they overwhelmingly favor one side of the political spectrum. In Pennsylvania, unions representing public sector workers spent millions of membership…

Blog

Taxes & Economy

The tax holiday is a bait-and-switch as a fiscal crisis looms

• Stephen Bloom
• March 22, 2022

Originally published at The Patriot-News Just as inflation reached a 40-year high, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine deepens the high food and gas price shock to U.S. consumers—to Pennsylvanians.

Media Hit

Public Sector Union 2020 Election Spending

• Jessica Barnett
• March 18, 2021

Public sector union political action committees (PAC) spent $16.7 million in Pennsylvania during the 2019–2020 election cycle, principally on behalf of Democratic politicians.

Backgrounder

Regulation

Lawmakers Try to Stop Restaurant Catastrophe

• Michael Torres
• August 31, 2020

Bars and restaurants in Pennsylvania are sounding the alarm, warning that mass closures are on the horizon due to unnecessarily strict government regulations. A new report from the …

Media

Health Care

Top 10 Corona Virus FAQ’s for Pennsylvanians

• April 30, 2020

Since the COVID-19 pandemic spread to Pennsylvania, we’ve been deluged with questions about what state government is doing. Below are the top 10 questions we’ve been asked with our quick…

Fact Sheet

Regulation

Wolf’s False Choice

• March 31, 2016

If lawmakers don’t raise taxes, Pennsylvanians should brace for drastic cuts to education and human services. This myth is promoted endlessly by the Wolf Administration to justify taking…

Media

Regulation

Reform State Pension Plans Now or Pay More Taxes Later

• Nathan Benefield
• November 4, 2013

Is your family ready to lose a mortgage payment or give up cellphone service for increased property and state taxes? Or would you rather see 33,000 public school teachers in…

Commentary

Regulation

The State of Inconvenience

• September 13, 2011

Walk into any supermarket in Ohio and you can see shoppers purchasing everything they need for dinner - including the wine to go with it.  In West Virginia, residents can…

Commentary

Regulation

CF Study: Booze Border Bleed Loses Billions in Taxes, Sales

• September 1, 2011

The Commonwealth Foundation released today a price comparison study showing average wine prices were cheaper in all Pennsylvania border states…

Press Release