Public Union Democracy

Video: The Unintended Consequences of Labor Policy

November 5, 2013

Did you know that raising the minimum wage harms the low-skilled workers the policy is meant to help? Or that prevailing wage laws artificially increase the cost of public works…

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Regulation

Let Markets Decide Natural Gas Role

Gordon Tomb
November 5, 2013

Could natural gas replace gasoline or diesel for Pennsylvania drivers? With natural gas certain to become even more plentiful, many people are asking whether that could someday be…

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Education

Dues Deduction For Public Sector Unions Is An Offense To Taxpayers

Nathan Benefield
November 5, 2013

It was the last straw for teacher Steve Calabro. When the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) ran advertisements claiming any teacher who didn’t contribute to the union PAC was part…

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Pa. pension reform plan hinges on union support

November 4, 2013

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Regulation

Reform State Pension Plans Now or Pay More Taxes Later

Nathan Benefield
November 4, 2013

Is your family ready to lose a mortgage payment or give up cellphone service for increased property and state taxes? Or would you rather see 33,000 public school teachers in…

Commentary

Health Care

“Free” Medicaid Money Equals More Debt

Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
October 31, 2013

In trying to persuade states to expand Medicaid, Obamacare advocates are using enough scare tactics to fill a haunted house. From threatening to discontinue Gross Receipt taxes to…

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Education

The Lost Year: How Seniority Harms Teachers and Kids

Priya Brannick
October 29, 2013

Rep. Vanessa Brown (D-Phila.) knows what it’s like to lose a good school teacher. For her son, it was nearly a matter of life and death. For years, Brown has…

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Education

Cyber School Centers Embrace Community Values

Jessica Barnett
October 24, 2013

Cyber schools have been falsely maligned as impersonal and anti-social environments for learning, but the truth is far different. Case in point: Achievement House Cyber Charter School is bringing blended…

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Teachers on Union Exploitation, Podcast Part 1

October 24, 2013

Julie Raab and Keith Williams are speaking out about how union influence affects their teaching jobs. Keith teaches high school English in Conewago Valley School District in Adams…

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