Regulation

Op-Ed: Learn from Last Year’s Budget Mistakes

• June 29, 2017

Before you dismiss the budget debate as political theater, consider this: The deals hashed out in Harrisburg could blow a hole in your own budget or even strip you of…

Commentary

Regulation

News Release: Three Steps to Close State’s Budget Shortfall Without Tax Hikes

• June 27, 2017

With a $1.4 billion projected budget shortfall for 2016-17 and just days to solve it, Pennsylvanians want solutions that won’t take even more money from their pockets. Fortunately, lawmakers and…

Press Release

Shifting the Budget Paradigm with Five Reforms

• February 14, 2017

What if, instead of viewing bills as non-negotiable, we actually asked “why” spending keeps rising? From duplicate programs to politically favored businesses to operational redundancies, the cost-drivers in the state…

Commentary

Shifting the Budget Paradigm with Five Reforms

• Elizabeth Stelle
• February 14, 2017

What if, instead of viewing bills as non-negotiable, we actually asked “why” spending keeps rising? From duplicate programs to politically favored businesses to operational redundancies, the cost-drivers in the state…

Commentary

When First is Worst: Pa. Leads Nation in Corporate Welfare

• February 3, 2017

Pennsylvania leads the nation in corporate welfare spending since 2007—and second place isn’t even close. At $6 billion, the commonwealth outspent its nearest corporate handout competitor, Ohio, by more than…

Media

State Budget

Opportunity Knocks for State Budget Innovation

• Elizabeth Stelle
• February 2, 2017

“Nothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity.” Pennsylvanians should heed these words from author H. Jackson Brown, Jr. in the upcoming budget season. Governor Wolf and key legislative…

Media

State Budget

State Budget Solution #4: Cut Corporate Welfare

• Gina Diorio
• February 1, 2017

Pa. Leads Nation in Wasteful Corporate Subsidies at $6 Billion Since 2007 February 1, 2017, Harrisburg, Pa.—This year state government will transfer more than $800 million from Pennsylvanians…

Press Release

Taxes & Economy

House Committee Votes to Save Vape Shops

• September 27, 2016

House Committee Votes to Save Vape Shops  Bipartisan Vote Would Repeal 40-Percent Tax, Replace with Per-Milliliter Tax September 27, 2016, Harrisburg, Pa.—Today, the House Finance Committee voted 19-4 to…

Press Release

State Budget

Seven Threats to the 2017-18 Budget

• August 10, 2016

The 2016-17 budget remains unbalanced. Without serious efforts to reduce spending or reform major cost drivers, like public pensions and the sprawling human services system, taxpayers should expect a push…

Memo