Health Care

Free Market Solution Expands Access to Care

  • James Paul
  • May 5, 2016

Harmful regulations prevent Pennsylvania’s nurse practitioners—highly-trained medical professionals who interpret diagnostic tests, treat chronic conditions, and prescribe medication—from doing what they do best: providing quality health care for patients in…

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Education

Tom Wolf vs. Barack Obama on Charters

  • James Paul
  • May 3, 2016

It’s safe to assume Governor Tom Wolf and President Barack Obama agree on many policy issues. But when it comes to public charter schools, Wolf and Obama are worlds apart.

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Regulation

Time to End Corporate Welfare Handouts

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 27, 2016

Conservatives loathe government handouts. Liberals denounce special favors to corporations. One thing can unify these two sides: ending Pennsylvania’s budget-busting corporate welfare handouts.

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Education

Making the Most of New Funding Formula

  • James Paul
  • April 27, 2016

A recent report from ABC 27 asks: “Will lawmakers stick with new education funding formula next year?” At issue is whether Pennsylvania’s student-based formula will be retained in…

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State Budget

Middle Class Loses Under Gov. Wolf’s Budget

  • April 26, 2016

The Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) released a sober analysis of Gov. Wolf’s 2016-17 budget proposal. It examines the consequences of eight separate tax increases as well as a minimum…

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Taxes & Economy

(Un)Happy Tax Freedom Day!

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • April 22, 2016

(Un)Happy Tax Freedom Day! If you thought Tax Day was April 15, think again. Today, April 22, is actually the day by which Pennsylvanians…

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Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvanians Spend Nearly One-Third of Year Paying Taxes

  • April 22, 2016

Pennsylvanians Spend Nearly One-Third of Year Paying Taxes  Tax Bills Exceed Spending on Housing, Clothing, & Food Combined April 22, 2016, HARRISBURG, Pa.—If you thought Tax Day was…

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Education

Changing Lives with Education Savings Accounts

  • James Paul
  • April 20, 2016

Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) empower parents to personalize the academic experience for their children, as CF explains in a recent policy brief. But ESAs are about more than school…

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