State Budget
Josh Shapiro Loves Shutdowns
When it comes to shutdowns, Gov. Josh Shapiro just can’t seem to get enough. Pennsylvania remains the only state in the nation without an enacted or partial budget in place.
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Four Reasons Why Paying Unemployment Benefits to Striking Workers is a Bad Idea
If insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, Pennsylvania House Democrats are long overdue for a mental health check. In what’s becoming an annual…
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The Shapiro Stalemate Enters Year Three
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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Sorry, Union Execs—Americans Are Just Not That into You
Americans claim to love labor unions. But this affection is not unlike their love for other people’s kids: more hypothetical than real. A new survey performed by Gallup suggests support…
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Myth-Busting SEPTA
For the Pennsylvania state budget, mass transit funding is all the rage these days—literally. The primary debate in Harrisburg revolves around the question of whether to send more state dollars…
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Top 10 Reasons Why Gov. Josh Shapiro is a Hypocrite
“He talks a good game,” said Gov. Josh Shapiro during his recent appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. “And then when he gets to…
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Universal School Choice Attracts More Educational Alternatives
If you build it, they will come. “It” is an educational framework that empowers students and families to choose the best school for their needs. “They” are the private schools…
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Another Day, Another Union Data Breach
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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Protecting Public Employees’ Personal Information
Summary Government unions regularly obtain sensitive personal information from employers through their collective bargaining processes. Unions are not responsible stewards of this sensitive information. The Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA)…
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