First Popular Referendum Against State Executive Overreach Succeeds

• Michael Torres
• May 19, 2021

May 19, 2021, Harrisburg, Pa. — Voters in Pennsylvania have enacted two constitutional amendments that will limit a governor’s emergency powers in the first such popular referendum in the country,…

Press Release

State Budget

Reinvigorating Pennsylvania with One-time American Rescue Plan Funds

• Elizabeth Stelle
• May 18, 2021

Pennsylvania’s chronic overspending, mediocre tax structure, and high regulatory burden are limiting growth and investment. We must pass reforms in these areas to make our economy healthier and more dynamic.

Fact Sheet

Voters can restore checks and balances on May ballot

• May 18, 2021

One amendment would limit an emergency declaration to 21 days; the General Assembly would have to approve extensions. The other would give the Legislature the power to end an emergency…

Commentary

Op-Ed: Voters can restore checks and balances in Pa.

• Kevin Mooney
• May 12, 2021

On May 18, Pennsylvania voters will have the opportunity to overturn a state Supreme Court ruling that has enabled the governor to repeatedly extend emergency declarations without legislative input.

Commentary

Op-Ed: States rebel against governors’ arbitrary COVID-19 powers. Pennsylvania is the latest.

• Charles Mitchell
• May 12, 2021

Pennsylvanians continue to pay a steep price for Gov. Tom Wolf's lockdowns while the state ranks in the top 11 of coronavirus deaths per capita.

Commentary

Op-Ed: For real attacks on democracy, look to Pennsylvania

• Jennifer Stefano
• May 11, 2021

On May 18, two amendments will be on Pennsylvania’s primary ballot. One limits emergency declarations to 21 days and requires legislative approval for any extension. The other allows the legislature…

Commentary

Op-Ed: Restore Accountability in Harrisburg by Voting “Yes” on May 18

• May 5, 2021

The Legislature, an elected body, has passed a constitutional amendment and submitted it to the people for ratification, as our constitution allows. It doesn’t get more democratic than that. Either…

Commentary

State Budget

Clear the Red Tape to Rebuild a Stronger Pennsylvania

• Tirzah Duren
• April 27, 2021

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Wolf repealed regulations to allow our healthcare sector to respond to the evolving crisis. Nonmedical regulatory restrictions—such as permitting cocktails to-go—were also…

Fact Sheet

Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Governor’s Abuse of Emergency Powers Must End

• Kevin Mooney
• April 19, 2021

Keystone State citizens will have a chance to vote on ballot initiatives that would restrain Governor Wolf’s executive authority.

Commentary