Drop the “Phony Baloney” Liquor Reform

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 9, 2015

Rumors around the state capitol suggest legislative leaders are closer to a state budget deal. But shockingly, Gov. Wolf continues to hold out for his ill-advised liquor improvement scheme.

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Education

For Latinos, Education is Key to Success

  • Brittney Parker
  • November 5, 2015

For the Hispanic community, education is the key to making the American Dream a reality. Yet far too many Latinos remain victims of their ZIP code and socio-economic status when it…

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Public Union Democracy

Unions’ Pass to Harass Comes to End

  • November 5, 2015

Unions' Pass to Harass Comes to End  Wolf Signs Bill Closing Union Violence Loophole November 5, 2015, HARRISBURG, Pa.—Eight days after anti-harassment bill HB 874 hit his desk,…

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Regulation

Corporate Welfare and Cronyism in Bethlehem

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • November 5, 2015

Election day was a quiet affair in most communities, but in Bethlehem residents used the a local election to protest the appearance of cronyism in connection with a new corporate…

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Public Union Democracy

Dear Kids

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 4, 2015

On October 21, more than 100 days after his veto touched off Pennsylvania’s ongoing state budget impasse, Gov. Tom Wolf sent a letter to the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers…

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Criminal Justice Reform

Protect Property Owners from Unreasonable Forfeiture

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • November 4, 2015

Our justice system is supposed to presume innocence until guilt is proven, but every year, Pennsylvanians are stripped of about $14 million on allegations that their property was involved in…

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Transparency Trend Continues

  • November 3, 2015

Here we go again. Yesterday the Pottsgrove School District reached an agreement with the local teachers union on a new contract. The details are, as Evan Brandt of The…

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Education

Sobering Results on The Nation’s Report Card

  • James Paul
  • November 2, 2015

Over the last quarter century, national education scores in both reading and math have modestly trended upward—until this year. The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) recently released its biannual…

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Public Union Democracy

Union Harassment Victim Urges Wolf to Sign Union Violence Bill

  • November 2, 2015

Union Harassment Victim Urges Wolf to Sign Union Violence Bill Governor Has until November 7 to Sign Union Intimidation Bill November 2, 2015, HARRISBURG, Pa.—Philadelphia construction executive Sarina…

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