Energy

We Need More Three Mile Islands

  • André Béliveau
  • December 24, 2024

Originally published at Reason Jane Fonda isn’t a nuclear expert, but she played one on TV. In the 1979 film The China Syndrome, Fonda portrayed Kimberly Wells, a vivacious news…

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Taxes & Economy

Josh Shapiro must stand with Pa. workers and support Nippon deal

  • Andrew Lewis
  • December 19, 2024

Originally published at The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Despite the blistering cold conditions and national opposition, hundreds of Pittsburgh steelworkers gathered last Thursday to support a multimillion-dollar deal to save their…

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Government Accountability

Give Shapiro the Election Reform He Wants and PA Needs

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • December 17, 2024

Originally published at RealClearPennsylvania The 2024 election is finally over. On December 4th, the Pennsylvania Department of State certified the results – almost one month after Election Day. And…

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Public Union Democracy

A Monopoly Is Coming—Steel Yourself for It

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • December 15, 2024

Originally published at The Wall Street Journal On U.S. Steel’s proposed merger with Nippon Steel, President Biden and President-elect Trump have listened to national union executives, not local union…

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Regulation

Corporate welfare doesn’t work. Cutting red tape does.

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • December 11, 2024

Originally published at Broad + Liberty In 2021, Pennsylvania lawmakers created the Local Resource Manufacturing (LRM) tax credit to attract businesses to the Keystone State. Shortly after, Nacero, a…

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Energy

State of RGGI: Past, Present, and Future

  • André Béliveau
  • December 5, 2024

Key Points The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a multi-state cap-and-trade program that imposes a carbon tax on power generators, resulting in a new, economy-wide energy tax. Pennsylvania entered…

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