State Budget

Mass Transit Bailout

  • April 28, 2025

2025 Budget Proposal Seeks to Further Subsidize Inefficient Agencies Summary Mass transit agencies, including Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) in Pittsburgh, have seen…

Fact Sheet

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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.

Blog

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Public Union Democracy

Hackers Ransom 500,000 Union Members’ Personal Information

  • Andrew Holman
  • March 21, 2025

NBC 10 Philadelphia recently reported that Pennsylvania’s largest teacher union was the victim of a dark-web cyberattack. The attack targeted the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) and impacted…

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Energy

IFO Data Shows Pennsylvania’s Emissions Success Story

  • André Béliveau
  • March 18, 2025

The Keystone State is lowering emissions and generating more energy without RGGI or PACER taxes. Overview The Keystone State cut total emissions while increasing electricity generation, according to the two…

Fact Sheet

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Energy

RGGI Is a Destructive Policy for Pennsylvania

  • January 14, 2025

Overview The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a multi-state cap-and-trade program that imposes a carbon tax on power generators, resulting in a new, economy-wide energy…

Fact Sheet

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Energy

State of RGGI: Past, Present, and Future

  • André Béliveau
  • December 5, 2024

Key Points The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a multi-state cap-and-trade program that imposes a carbon tax on power generators, resulting in a new, economy-wide energy tax. Pennsylvania entered…

Backgrounder

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Public Union Democracy

Governor Shapiro’s SEPTA Bailout is Another Failure of Leadership

  • November 22, 2024

Harrisburg, PA, November 22, 2024 — Gov. Josh Shapiro today announced a plan to divert federal funds to bail out the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). At a press conference in Philadelphia,…

Press Release

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