State Budget

A Christmas Spending Spree is in the Works

• December 23, 2015

In an unexpected move, the House voted to revive the Senate’s $30.8 billion budget yesterday, which many thought was dead after a pension reform bill went down in defeat…

Media

Is Pennsylvania’s Income Tax Too Low?

• December 14, 2015

Is an income tax hike in Pennsylvania’s future? Over the weekend, Charles Thompson of PennLive reported on the possibility, citing multiple sources who would not rule out a personal…

Media

State Budget

Tax Hikes: Wolf’s White Whale

• James Paul
• October 8, 2015

Wednesday’s vote on Gov. Wolf’s tax scheme was latest in a long line of political gimmicks aimed at reeling-in Wolf’s white whale: paradigm-shifting tax increases on Pennsylvania families and small…

Commentary

It’s Not Right That I Have to Pay Hundreds to Keep My Job

• Brittney Parker
• September 21, 2015

Media

Public Union Democracy

One woman’s quest to free teachers

• Elizabeth Stelle
• September 18, 2015

Rebecca Friedrichs never understood her union. As a new teacher, Friedrichs noticed a teacher in the classroom next to hers was abusive towards her students. When Friedrichs tried to…

Media

Education

Cosigned: Amicus Brief Says SCOTUS Must Restore Teachers’ Rights

• September 16, 2015

Cosigned: Amicus Brief Says SCOTUS Must Restore Teachers’ Rights Friedrichs Case Critical to Restoring PA Teachers’ Freedoms  September 16, 2015, Harrisburg, Pa.—For Pennsylvania teachers and other public…

Press Release

It’s Time to Free Pennsylvania Teachers

• Brittney Parker
• September 1, 2015

This op-ed is written by Julie Raab, a teacher in Dauphin County and originally appeared in PennLive on August 30, 2015. After almost 30 years as an elementary…

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Education

Putting Students First in Chester Upland

• James Paul
• August 28, 2015

Although Gov. Tom Wolf’s recent actions have thrown Chester Upland School District into a state of turmoil, local unions in the district are rising above politics and…

Media

Regulation

Borrowing ‘Dumb’ Ideas on Pension Reform

• Nathan Benefield
• August 24, 2015

Would you take out a second mortgage on your home to bet on the stock market? Such an idea deserves ridicule—if not alarm. You’d be putting your home and your…

Commentary