Regulation

PLCB Once Again Drunk on Scandal

  • August 31, 2015

Contact: Gina Diorio, 862-703-6670, gld@comfdnprod.wpengine.com PLCB Once Again Drunk on Scandal  Ethics Charges Latest in String of Corruption   Good evening, Today, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s (PLCB)…

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Regulation

Ridesharing Freedom En Route to Pennsylvania

  • James Paul
  • August 28, 2015

Uber and Lyft provide inexpensive rides to customers across the country despite numerous regulatory hurdles—chief among them the Philadelphia Parking Authority, which has previously thwarted the businesses from…

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Education

Audio: Helping Teachers Speak Out

  • Jonathan Reginella
  • August 27, 2015

Teachers across Pennsylvania are being forced to contribute their hard-earned dollars to partisan politics and organizations they do not agree with. Some brave teachers–such as Linda Misja and…

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Education

Wolf’s Ugly Record on Education

  • James Paul
  • August 27, 2015

Families in Chester Upland breathed a sigh of relief this week after a Delaware County Judge rejected Gov. Tom Wolf’s efforts to arbitrarily slash…

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Taxes & Economy

Location, Location, Location

  • August 26, 2015

What do real estate values and tax bills have in common? Both are driven by location. In a new report, the Tax Foundation provides a comprehensive analysis of the tax burdens…

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Vince Hughes: A Brave Man

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 26, 2015

In March, Gov. Tom Wolf unveiled a massive tax increase of $12 billion over the next two years. Sen. Vince Hughes offered this tax plan—or 97 percent of it,…

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Education

Why Teachers Need a Bill of Rights

  • Gina Diorio
  • August 25, 2015

Mary loves teaching culinary arts, but she doesn’t want her name used in political mailers. Jane spent a career in the classroom, but she can’t donate the money she earned…

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Government Accountability

Transparency is the Antidote to Quid Pro Quo Politics

  • August 24, 2015

Did Attorney General Kathleen Kane promise a sweetheart deal to union leaders in exchange for support of her controversial chief of staff? According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, enough evidence exists to…

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