Public Union Democracy

Do Teachers Know About Their Rights?

• Priya Brannick
• June 25, 2019

A year after the path-changing Janus v. AFSCME decision that freed 5 million American government workers from having to pay union fees, there hasn’t been the exodus of union members…

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Education

Which Wolf Was It? Gov. Wolf’s Hypocrisy on Education Tax Credits

• Marc LeBlond
• June 24, 2019

Tom Wolf the private citizen and business owner benefited from and lauded private school choice and the EITC program. But Governor Tom Wolf has used his political clout to deny…

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Taxes & Economy

The RGGI Offers Nothing to Pennsylvania

• Tirzah Duren
• June 24, 2019

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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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Education

Pennsylvania Kids Need School Choice Heroes

• Colleen Hroncich
• June 21, 2019

I must confess, my superhero education is lacking. Much to the chagrin of my children, I don’t know the difference between DC and Marvel or the characters in each universe.

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Regulation

Consumers not Bureaucrats Should Determine the Number of Liquor Licenses

• June 21, 2019

The return of expired liquor licenses—miraculous resurrection or terrifying zombification? Well, depends on who you ask. Since 2016, when Act 39 allowed expired liquor licenses to return to the…

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State Budget

Future Growth Depends on Today’s Lawmakers

• Tirzah Duren
• June 20, 2019

Federal tax cuts made Pennsylvania’s current economic growth possible, but state reform could make it sustainable. Today Pennsylvanians are enjoying $866 million in surplus state revenue, an all-time low unemployment rate,…

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Wolf Vetoes Scholarship Bill, Disparages Program His Business Supported

• June 18, 2019

June 18, 2019, Harrisburg, Pa.— Today, Gov. Tom Wolf vetoed HB 800, which would have expanded Pennsylvania’s popular Educational Improvement Tax Credit—a program providing private school scholarships to low- and middle-income…

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Education

New Report: Education Tax Credits Save School Districts Billions

• Marc LeBlond
• June 18, 2019

Pennsylvania’s tax credit scholarships are life-changing programs that help students succeed and taxpayers save.  According to brand new analysis by Martin F. Lueken, Ph.D. of EdChoice, tax credit scholarships…

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