Taxes & Economy

Tax Sends Vape Shops Up in Smoke

• September 23, 2016

Imagine you find a way to help others live healthier lives, and this passion leads you to invest your savings to start a related small business. Now, imagine state government…

Commentary

Killing Jobs & Playing Favorites: Meet Pa.’s Tax Code

• Jeff Coleman (Author)
• September 15, 2016

Pennsylvania has more than 3,000 taxing authorities—a staggering number that exceeds almost any other state in the nation. Jared Walczak of the non-partisan Tax Foundation says simplification and neutrality are the…

Commentary

Taxes & Economy

Podcast: Killing Jobs & Playing Favorites – Meet Pa.’s Tax Code

• September 7, 2016

Did you know Pennsylvania has more than 3,000 taxing authorities? It’s a staggering number that exceeds almost any other state in the nation. Not only does this create confusion and…

Media

State Budget

Podcast: How Money Walks Out of Pennsylvania

• August 24, 2016

Last year, nearly 42,000 Pennsylvanians left the state to pursue their dreams elsewhere—that's one person every 12 and a half minutes. Why is money walking out of Pennsylvania? That’s…

Media

Regulation

State Government is Killing My Business

• August 22, 2016

In 2013, I opened my first business. I’d overcome many challenges and assumed some gut-wrenching risks to get there, but I did it—and I was proud. But less than three…

Commentary

State Budget

More Victims of Devastating New Tax Speak Out

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 15, 2016

Amy Crivella was addicted to cigarettes. She tried everything—gum, patches, going cold turkey—but nothing worked. Then, she tried e-cigarettes, or vaping, and she didn’t need a cigarette for the first time…

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Taxes & Economy

Punitive e-Cigarette Tax Could Ax 300 Shops, 1,500 Jobs

• August 8, 2016

Punitive e-Cigarette Tax Could Ax 300 shops, 1,500 Jobs Bill Would Reverse 40-Percent Retroactive Tax Poised to Crush Pa. Small Businesses August 8, 2016, Harrisburg, Pa.—Chris Hughes…

Press Release

Criminal Justice Reform

Keystone Criminal Justice

• Charles Mitchell
• July 19, 2016

As lifelong conservatives, we’re proud to call ourselves tough on crime and to support lengthy prison terms for dangerous felons. But after a long, taxpayer-funded era of mass incarceration, it’s…

Commentary

State Budget

Wolf’s Policies Send Pennsylvanians Packing

• Nathan Benefield
• February 19, 2016

Last year, we lost one person to another state every 12.5 minutes—a net migration of 41,600 residents, gone. That’s nearly the entire population of York, Gov. Wolf’s hometown. Ironically, Wolf…

Commentary