State Budget

The Best And Worst Ways To Eliminate A Budget Deficit

• Matthew Brouillette
• October 5, 2009

John Nothdurft of The Heartland Institute wrote this last February…  Anybody listening in Harrisburg? Legislatures in at least 39 states will have to take steps by the end of…

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Taxes & Economy

Closing the Gap: The Story of the Middle Class

• Elizabeth Stelle
• November 3, 2008

While the middle class is more of a state of mind than a voting block, both presidential candidates are promising prosperity for these crucial voters. Obama talks about “a…

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Taxes & Economy

Movin’ Out

• Nathan Benefield
• June 11, 2008

With all due respect to Billy Joel’s "Allentown," the tune which best describes Pennsylvania today would likely be "Movin' Out." For years, Pennsylvania has seen residents (particularly younger ones) move…

Commentary

Is your governor a good-time Charlie?

• Nathan Benefield
• March 22, 2007

That is the question posed by Stephen Moore as he discusses State Spending Sprees in the Wall Street Journal. The answer, if you are reading this in the Keystone…

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State of the Unions

• Nathan Benefield
• December 7, 2006

Stephen Moore in the Wall Street Journal on the Washington State case on whether workers are entitled to refuse union fees that will be used for political activity. The…

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Energy

Earth Day Reality Check: Embrace the Truth Not Environmental Hysteria

• April 21, 2003

Forty years ago, native Pennsylvanian Rachel Carson and author of Silent Spring wrote “We stand now where two roads diverge.” Carson’s statement accurately reflects the current state of Pennsylvania’s regulatory…

Commentary