State Budget

Audio: The Need for the Taxpayer Protection Act

• Jonathan Reginella
• May 7, 2015

The Taxpayer Protection Act is a simple idea that achieves four goals: limiting the future growth of state government spending, forcing the state government to prioritize future spending, helping to balance…

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Regulation

Audio: Reforming Pennsylvania’s Pension System

• Jonathan Reginella
• April 9, 2015

While Gov. Wolf seems to think borrowing money will solve the pension crisis, the commonsense approach to getting out of our $53 billion pension hole is to “stop digging”–i.e., stop…

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State Budget

Audio: Governor Wolf’s Big, Bad Budget

• Jonathan Reginella
• March 11, 2015

Gov. Wolf’s budget plan spends taxpayers’ money at $1,000 per second and would burden a family of four with an additional $1,419 in taxes at a time when Pennsylvanians…

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Education

Audio: Smarter Spending, not More Spending, Key for State Budget

• Jonathan Reginella
• March 4, 2015

Education proved to be the centerpiece of Gov. Wolf’s budget address, but his facts on school funding get a failing grade. This morning, Nate Benefield, CF’s Vice President of…

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Government Accountability

Audio: Stepping Towards a Balanced Budget

• Jonathan Reginella
• February 12, 2015

This year, Pennsylvania lawmakers have the formidable task of eliminating a projected $1.7 billion budget deficit. Bob Dick, a CF policy analyst, spoke with Gary Sutton about what can be…

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Education

Audio: School Choice is More than Just a Concept

• Jonathan Reginella
• February 9, 2015

Every child deserves access to the best educational opportunity available to them, especially if quality education is hard to find in their local public school district. School choice is already…

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Taxes & Economy

Audio: Wolf’s Campaign Rhetoric Meets Governing Reality

• Jonathan Reginella
• January 30, 2015

Governor Wolf has made some bold promises on his campaign trail, but very soon the campaign rhetoric will meet governing reality. CF’s President and CEO Matt Brouillette recently discussed…

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Audio: School Choice Offers New Direction to Academic Excellence

• Jonathan Reginella
• January 21, 2015

Pennsylvania’s students deserve the best education opportunities available, and the recent academic performance of York City School District—the second lowest district in the state—makes clear that we can do better…

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Public Union Democracy

Audio: Mary’s Law Ends Unfair Political Privilege

• Jonathan Reginella
• January 14, 2015

Government unions have the luxury of using taxpayers’ resources—which should never be used for politics—to collect their political dues money and direct campaign contributions. Simultaneously, these unions have been wrongly…

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