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Don’t California My Pennsylvania [PODCAST]
What do California’s budget problems, homelessness crisis, and alleged welfare fraud scandals all have in common? According to California Policy Center CEO Will Swaim, they’re the predictable result of…
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New Report: Less than 1% of Pa. Workers Earn Minimum Wage
Harrisburg, Pa., May 18, 2026 — For the fourth consecutive year, Gov. Josh Shapiro has sought a $15-per-hour minimum wage in his 2026–27 budget proposal. New research from the Commonwealth…
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RGGI Hurt Pennsylvanians. Shapiro’s Lightning Plan Will Be Worse.
Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. Pennsylvania spent six years watching energy investment flee the state—all because of the mere possibility of a carbon tax scheme. Now, Gov.
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Pennsylvania’s Best Education Idea Turns 25
Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. A quarter century ago, Pennsylvania quietly did something remarkable: created a scholarship program that gave low- and middle-income families an opportunity…
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Markets Have Already Solved the Minimum Wage Debate
Originally published by TribLIVE. Raising the minimum wage would have minimal impact on Pennsylvania’s economy. That’s not just my opinion; that’s precisely what the current administration—the…
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Minimum Wage 2026
Summary The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) numbers for 2025 show less than one percent of Pennsylvania workers (42,900) earn the minimum wage or…
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School Choice Doesn’t Benefit the Rich—It Levels the Playing Field
Originally published by Lancaster/LNP Online. School choice benefits only the wealthy—or so the critics claim. These same naysayers employ this same myth to undermine the commonwealth’s…
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25 Years of Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC)
Harrisburg, Pa., May 14, 2026 — Pennsylvania’s Education Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) turns 25 this year. Since its creation in 2001, the highly successful program has awarded more than 1 million scholarships in all 67 counties, according to a new…
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Pennsylvania’s Education Tax Credit Scholarships: How EITC Serves Children and Families In the Commonwealth | 2nd Edition
Key Findings Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) are state tax credit programs that provide over 100,000 students from low- to middle-income families access…
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