Taxes & Economy

Commonwealth Foundation Applauds Senate Action to Reduce Corporate Net Income Tax

• June 15, 2022

Harrisburg, Penn. – The Commonwealth Foundation today commended the Pennsylvania Senate’s passage of two bills that would reduce Pennsylvania’s corporate net income (CNI) tax. With the second-highest CNI tax rate in…

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Education

Fast Lies and Slow Truths

• Marc LeBlond
• March 11, 2020

All students—regardless of school type—deserve a student-based funding system. According to the Pennsylvania Department of Education, only 14% of the $1.2 billion Special Education appropriation is distributed based on categories of…

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Let’s Stop the Gimmicks

• Andrew Abramczyk
• June 21, 2019

If you took out a mortgage on your house and used it to buy groceries, would you say that you were covering your expenses with your income? How about if…

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State Budget

State Budget 2018: Policy Victories & Missed Opportunities

• June 26, 2018

With a signed state budget, it’s time to review the policy victories and missed opportunities that define the 2018-19 spending package. Victories Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) expansion: Lawmakers approved…

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Regulation

Senate Prepares New Pension Reform Bill

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 16, 2017

The state Senate is preparing to introduce a pension reform bill nearly identical to the compromise bill that fell three House votes short last fall.  Senator Pat Browne and Majority…

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Government Accountability

Something Pennsylvania Government Does Pretty Well

• Nathan Benefield
• August 19, 2015

A new report on state spending transparency websites gives Pennsylvania’s site—PennWatch—a solid ‘B’ grade. Created through legislation passed in 2011, PennWatch offers data—down to the “checkbook level”—on state…

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Education

Devil in the Details for New Funding Formula

• James Paul
• June 23, 2015

Much of the reaction to the Basic Education Funding Commission’s final report has been positive—and…

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Regulation

A Risk Too Great: Bonds Alone Could Worsen Pension Crisis

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 14, 2014

Is your family ready to bend their budget to pay for Pennsylvania’s pension crisis? State pension costs are set to drive up the average family’s taxes by nearly $900 annually,…

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Regulation

Reform State Pension Plans Now or Pay More Taxes Later

• Nathan Benefield
• November 4, 2013

Is your family ready to lose a mortgage payment or give up cellphone service for increased property and state taxes? Or would you rather see 33,000 public school teachers in…

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