Regulation

Audio: Gov. Wolf’s Vetoes Keep the Status Quo Alive

• Jonathan Reginella
• July 8, 2015

Gov. Wolf promised to be a governor who would eliminate Pennsylvania’s destructive status quo. So how did he respond when state legislators put a budget without tax increases, a bill…

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Education

Audio: A New Solution for Underperforming Public Schools

• Jonathan Reginella
• June 18, 2015

A piece of legislation recently passed the Senate Education Committee that would provide a new solution for underperforming public schools. CF’s James Paul spoke with WSBA’s Gary Sutton about…

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State Budget

Audio: Gov. Wolf’s Budget Hurts Everyone

• Jonathan Reginella
• June 11, 2015

Despite Gov. Wolf campaigning on giving the middle-class a tax cut, his budget plan will raise taxes for every income group. Disapproval of his tax plan was made…

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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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State Budget

Audio: Gov. Wolf’s Budget Harms Workers at All Income Levels

• Jonathan Reginella
• June 5, 2015

At the same time Gov. Wolf is claiming his budget proposal will bring a net tax reduction, an Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) study reveals his proposal would actually inflict…

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Regulation

Audio: The ‘Same Old’ Pension System Isn’t Good Enough

• Jonathan Reginella
• May 28, 2015

During his budget address, Gov. Wolf stated, “It’s not good enough to just say no and continue with the same old same old.”  Why, then, does he continue to sidestep…

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Education

Audio: House Expands State Scholarship Programs

• Jonathan Reginella
• May 20, 2015

Last week, Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives approved a significant expansion of two state scholarship programs, the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and the Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit…

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Audio: Gov. Wolf’s Stealth Unionization

• Jonathan Reginella
• May 19, 2015

Gov. Wolf’s recent executive order has been unveiled as an illegal attempt to unionize home healthcare workers–but the governor is claiming his order does not pave the way…

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Regulation

Audio: Fixing the State’s Broken Pension System

• Jonathan Reginella
• May 18, 2015

Public pensions have created one of the worst financial crises in Pennsylvania’s history—a monstrous, $50 billion debt that Gov. Wolf can no longer ignore. To prevent the crisis from…

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