Taxes & Economy

A Severance Tax “Like Other States”? Not so fast

• Nathan Benefield
• July 17, 2015

Gov. Tom Wolf and special interest groups continue to insist Pennsylvania needs to enact a severance tax because “other states have one.” This, of course, ignores the fact that Pennsylvania…

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State Budget

Harrisburg is Ignoring the Biggest Budget Buster

• July 17, 2015

Pop quiz: What’s the largest spending increase in Governor Tom Wolf’s budget proposal? You might assume education, as the governor has repeatedly insisted the state must reinvest in public schools.

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Public Union Democracy

A Double Shot of Liquid Courage

• July 15, 2015

It shouldn’t take a double shot of liquid courage to finally end Prohibition in Pennsylvania. With pension deficits, revenue shortfalls, PLCB ethics violations, and consistent popular support, this should be…

Commentary

Wolf Wrong About Pensions & Downgrades

• Nathan Benefield
• July 14, 2015

Over the past week, Gov. Tom Wolf has been defending his vetoes of the state budget, pension reform, and liquor privatization, noting that rating agencies have been downgrading Pennsylvania’s…

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State Budget

Audio: Severance Tax Hurts All

• Jonathan Reginella
• July 13, 2015

Nearly two weeks into the new fiscal year, and Pennsylvania is still without a budget after Gov. Wolf vetoed the Republicans’ proposal last month.   The governor, whose own­…

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Education

America Works (On Misleading the Public)

• Nathan Benefield
• July 13, 2015

America Works USA, an affiliate of the union-funded Democratic Governors Association, recently launched an ad campaign in support of Gov. Wolf’s effort to raise taxes on middle-…

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Gov. Wolf’s False Facts on Facebook

• Matthew Brouillette
• July 10, 2015

Governor Tom Wolf made it clear that he didn’t like anything in the budget that the General Assembly put on his desk on June 30—even though it mirrored about…

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Regulation

Pension Reform Veto Costs Pennsylvanians Dearly

• July 9, 2015

Pension Reform Veto Costs Pennsylvanians Dearly Public Employees & Middle Class Bear Consequences of Pension Inaction Good afternoon, Today, Governor Tom Wolf confirmed that he will veto historic pension…

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Taxes & Economy

Reprehensible

• Nathan Benefield
• July 9, 2015

In the Philadelphia Inquirer earlier this week, Gov. Tom Wolf uses strong rhetoric about his desire for a large severance tax increase.  The governor responded by calling it…

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