Regulation

5 Facts on the Proposed Nuclear Power Bailout

Nathan Benefield
February 20, 2019

Should Pennsylvanians pay more for electricity to benefit nuclear power companies? A group of lawmakers are proposing a new category to our renewable energy mandates known as the Alternative…

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West Virginia Leaves Students Without Options

Colleen Hroncich
February 19, 2019

Last month, hundreds of students gathered at Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School outside of Pittsburgh to celebrate National School Choice Week. With music, dance acts, and peppy speakers, participants…

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Education

Penn Hills: A (Tragic) Love Story

Lenny McAllister
February 15, 2019

I’m a Penn Hills guy. I’ve lived in some of the most unique and dynamic places in the nation, yet I’ve never been around as many talented, genuine, and engaging…

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A New Legislative Solution for Pennsylvania’s Opportunity Gap

Marc LeBlond
February 15, 2019

The Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) programs have offered lifelines to hundreds of thousands of low to moderate-income Pennsylvania students. Yet many thousands more…

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Taxes & Economy

Raising Minimum Wage Causes Job Loss

February 14, 2019

In his 2019 budget address, Governor Wolf lamented “too many hardworking people are struggling to get by.” The solution is attracting high-wage jobs and encouraging more Pennsylvanians to gain valuable…

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State Budget

The Taxpayer Protection Act: An Updated Legislator’s Guide

February 14, 2019

Pennsylvanians pay $4,589 per person in state and local taxes, which equals 10.2 percent of residents’ total income. This trend must be reversed by restraining spending growth through long-term reforms…

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Public Union Democracy

Government Union 2018 Election Spending

Jessica Barnett
February 13, 2019

Pennsylvania’s top government union political action committees spent over $12 million during the 2017-18 election cycle, making it the most expensive election cycle in the past ten years.

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Education

A Better Tool for Student Opportunity

Colleen Hroncich
February 12, 2019

As the 2019 legislative session begins, lawmakers need to look beyond talking points and get to the root of problems with education. As Pennsylvania illustrates, more money does not guarantee…

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Public Union Democracy

A Nurse Took her Union to Court, and Won

February 11, 2019

Cheryl Spano Lonis is a hard-working nurse from Hartford, Connecticut, who was trapped in her union for three years. The New England Health Care Employees Union disregarded her multiple…

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