State Budget

Progressives’ Radical Tax Hike Proposals

  • June 2, 2026

Overview Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Democratic lawmakers have proposed a slew of tax increases and energy mandates that would significantly raise costs on families, workers, and businesses—while undermining the…

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Regulation

This One Law is Throttling High-Speed Internet in Pennsylvania

  • David Osborne
  • March 23, 2026

Pennsylvania is sitting on $711 million in federal broadband funding. But a bureaucratic misclassification, buried inside a Pennsylvania law, threatens to undermine the whole effort—and now…

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Public Union Democracy

Government Unions Spent $915 Million on Politics in 2024

  • December 8, 2025

Harrisburg, Pa., December 8, 2025 — Four of the largest national government unions combined to spend more than $915 million on political and ideological causes in the 2023-24 election cycle.

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Public Union Democracy

The Battle for Worker Freedom: How Government Unions Fund Politics Across the Country

  • David Osborne
  • December 4, 2025

Key Findings During the 2023–24 election cycle, the four biggest public sector unions—the National Education Association (NEA), American Federation of Teachers (AFT), Service Employees International Union (SEIU), and American Federation…

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State Budget

The Shapiro Stalemate Enters Year Three

  • September 12, 2025

Gov. Josh Shapiro wants Pennsylvanians to believe that he wasn’t responsible for this year’s budget impasse—just like he wasn’t for last year’s stalemate or the year before that. For three…

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Taxes & Economy

Minimum Wage 

  • August 5, 2025

Summary Findings by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) show that less than one percent of Pennsylvania workers (47,200) earn the minimum wage or…

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Pennsylvania Labor Policies Rank Low Nationally

  • June 16, 2025

Pennsylvania labor policies rank among the lowest nationally, according to a new report. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) published States That Work: A Labor Policy Roadmap Across America,…

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Government Accountability

Another Day, Another Union Data Breach

  • Andrew Holman
  • April 14, 2025

Less than a month after the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) revealed it was the victim of a ransomware attack, yet another union has fallen victim to a cyberattack.

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