Regulation

Lawmakers Try to Stop Restaurant Catastrophe

• Michael Torres
• August 31, 2020

Bars and restaurants in Pennsylvania are sounding the alarm, warning that mass closures are on the horizon due to unnecessarily strict government regulations. A new report from the …

Media

Public Union Democracy

Biden Would Subject Entire Economy to Unions’ Demands

• Kevin Mooney
• August 28, 2020

If Joe Biden is elected president, he would move to eliminate right-to-work laws now operative in 27 states. The current Democratic nominee for president, would also turn the Naitonal Labor…

Commentary

Taxes & Economy

Wolf Takes More Federal Money, Complains About It

• Andrew Abramczyk
• August 28, 2020

Governor Wolf is focused more on wrangling over unemployment aid than lowering unemployment.

Commentary

Op-ed: Parents Deserve Funding to Get Students Back on Track

• Colleen Hroncich
• August 26, 2020

Back on Track ESAs will enable parents—rather than government bureaucrats—to determine what help their children need. But the benefits don’t stop there. The scholarships will help address many of the education…

Commentary

Health Care

Preserving Medicaid: How to Stop Shortchanging Patients and Bankrupting Taxpayers

• August 19, 2020

Pennsylvania is a Medicaid leader in all the wrong ways. Enrollment has skyrocketed beyond population growth, and the state ranks fourth in the share of the state budget consumed by Medicaid.

Report

Op-Ed: Transparency Victory a Call to Action for Lawmakers

• Nathan Benefield
• August 18, 2020

Wolf’s pattern of lawlessness must be stopped—and lawmakers’ transparency victory could be the turning point that reins him in. …

Commentary

Op-Ed: Education Innovation Needed Now More than Ever

• Marc LeBlond
• August 17, 2020

Programs like tax credit scholarships and education scholarship accounts (ESAs) empower families to choose the education options that fit their needs. They help parents afford to look beyond the government-run system to…

Commentary

Always Prepared

• August 15, 2020

Pennsylvania's health care system should be always prepared, no matter the crisis. But regulations block qualified nurses and health professionals from stepping in when they're needed most. By permanently eliminating…

Commentary

Education

Unleashing Educational Opportunity

• August 14, 2020

Applying cautious estimates, this study finds that the two private school choice programs in Pennsylvania are expected to provide billions in long-run economic benefits from higher lifetime earnings, fewer high…

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