Stage-Four Cancer Patient Blocked from Care by Gov. Wolf: April’s Story

• Jennifer Stefano
• April 5, 2021

In the following video, April shares her story of confronting bad government policy—and the governor who caused it—while fighting to save her life. Despite her illness, April is speaking out…

Commentary

Op-Ed: John Heinz’s Legacy — and Pennsylvania’s Political Future

• Charles F. McElwee
• March 30, 2021

Thirty years ago, Republican Sen. John Heinz – then Pennsylvania’s most popular public figure – died in a midair collision over suburban Philadelphia’s Lower Merion Township. The April 4, 1991,…

Commentary

Op-Ed: Voters can limit the power of the governor on May 18

• Nathan Benefield
• March 29, 2021

Pennsylvanians can’t allow Wolf to wield such powers over our communities without working alongside the Legislature.

Commentary

Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Aim to Keep Tom Wolf at Bay

• Jennifer Stefano
• March 29, 2021

Two ballot measures would limit the governor’s power to extend emergency declarations indefinitely.

Commentary

Energy

Op-Ed: The natural gas severance tax is not a good idea

• Gordon Tomb
• March 24, 2021

If Pennsylvania government wants more revenue, it should drop continual attempts to increase taxes and regulations and instead nurture widespread prosperity.

Commentary

State Budget

Supplemental Appropriations

• Tirzah Duren
• March 24, 2021

Supplemental appropriation is another term for overspending. In theory, this practice covers unforeseeable expenses, but it has become a normal part of the state budget process.

Fact Sheet

Op-Ed: Support emergency powers amendment to restore transparency in state government

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 23, 2021

Other states are finding ways to improve transparency and provide clear benchmarks for reopening despite the crisis. Wolf’s insistence on secrecy calls into question his leadership and management of the…

Commentary

Op-Ed: Pennsylvania voters can help restore transparency

• Stephen Bloom
• March 19, 2021

The Pennsylvania House State Government Committee recently held hearings to scrutinize the Wolf administration’s pandemic mismanagement and transparency failures throughout the crisis.

Commentary

Public Sector Union 2020 Election Spending

• Jessica Barnett
• March 18, 2021

Public sector union political action committees (PAC) spent $16.7 million in Pennsylvania during the 2019–2020 election cycle, principally on behalf of Democratic politicians.

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