Public Union Democracy

Opening the Curtain on Government Unions

• Priya Brannick
• June 9, 2015

Because such labor contracts involve billions of taxpayer dollars, citizens have a right to know what each side is proposing before being legally obligated to fund them. In addition, Pennsylvania…

Fact Sheet

PA overtime costs hit two-decade record last year

• June 9, 2015

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Taxes & Economy

Audio: The True Impact of a Severance Tax

• Jonathan Reginella
• June 8, 2015

Gov. Wolf justifies his proposed natural gas severance tax with populist rhetoric, claiming Pennsylvania’s gas drillers aren’t paying their “fair share.” This is far from accurate. Gas drillers paid more…

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Regulation

Testimony: Pension Inaction Puts Public Employees at Risk

• June 4, 2015

Pension Inaction Puts Public Employees at Risk New Retirement Plan Will Protect Teachers, Troopers, State Workers, and Taxpayers Good morning, Despite Pennsylvania’s public pension costs jumping $2 billion—or $600…

Press Release

Guilty Until Proven Innocent

• Nathan Benefield
• June 3, 2015

The presumption of innocence is at the heart of our nation’s criminal justice system. Yet here in Pennsylvania you can lose your property without ever being convicted of a crime—and…

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Education

Charters Drowning in Red Tape

• James Paul
• June 3, 2015

What could your family, business, or place of work do with an extra 700 hours? This is a question Pennsylvania charter schools are likely asking after a new report from…

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Another levy could undermine a profitable industry for Pa.

• June 3, 2015

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Taxes & Economy

All Pennsylvanians Would Pay for Nation’s Highest Severance Tax

• Jonathan Reginella
• June 2, 2015

Gov. Wolf proposed a natural gas extraction tax on Pennsylvania’s oil and gas industry to make drillers pay what union special interests dub their “fair share.” In testimony to…

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State Budget

Zero Votes for Wolf Tax Hikes

• Nathan Benefield
• June 2, 2015

Yesterday, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted on Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed tax increase—the largest in Pennsylvania’s history. The tax proposal failed by a 0-193 vote. That’s right, not a…

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