Education

Truth Lacking on ‘Schools That Teach’ Tour

• Nathan Benefield
• August 3, 2015

Gov. Wolf’s 'Schools That Teach' public relations tour and statewide ad campaigns supporting him aren’t telling voters the truth about the budget impasse or the governor's tax proposal.

Commentary

State Budget

Pay No Attention to Those Tax Increases!

• Nathan Benefield
• July 29, 2015

The liberal Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center—an arm of the union-funded Keystone Research Center—has a new claim that Gov. Wolf's “property tax relief” is similiar to that in a bill passed…

Media

Principles for Liquor Privatization 2015

• July 25, 2015

Key Points: Government should permanently get out of the business of selling alcohol and end the system in which state-run liquor stores compete against private business. Modernization fails to move…

Fact Sheet

Rand Paul’s ‘Economic Freedom Zone’ a fix for western PA?

• July 24, 2015

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Education

Strange Arguments Against Seniority Reform

• James Paul
• July 22, 2015

An amusing opinion article in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette takes aim at pending legislation that would protect high-performing teachers and change incentives in persistently failing schools. Authors Adam…

Media

Public Union Democracy

The Law Should Not Condone Violence

• Nathan Benefield
• July 21, 2015

Yesterday, Ironworkers Local 401 union leader Joseph Dougherty was given a 19 year prison sentence for encouraging sabotage and intimidation to advance his union’s interests. The judge in the…

Media

Taxes & Economy

A Cooked Goose Lays No Golden Eggs

• Gordon Tomb
• July 21, 2015

Gov. Wolf continues to promote a severance tax on natural gas, even as Pennsylvania energy companies report financial losses and job reductions. This week, Consol Energy projected…

Media

Education

Lawsuit Inspires Teacher to Speak Out

• James Paul
• July 20, 2015

Over the weekend, Adam Brandolph of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review penned an excellent story on James Williams, a Mercer County science teacher standing up for his rights against the Pennsylvania…

Media

PA Democrat Gov. Wolf’s Largest Tax Increase In History Rejected By Both Parties In The House 193-0

• July 20, 2015

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