Taxes & Economy
Tearing Down Barriers to Prosperity: How More Economic Freedom Can Reduce Poverty and Boost Prosperity in Pennsylvania
Key Findings Economic freedom, specifically lower government spending, strongly and consistently offers both increases in prosperity and reductions in poverty.States that gained economic freedom from 2010 to 2019 tend to…
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Passing voter ID can help restore trust in elections
Originally published at City & State PA Our democratic system depends on trust – but Americans have become increasingly disillusioned by the political process. According to a poll conducted…
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Why are Democrats doing everything in their power to stop voter ID laws?
Originally published at The Philadelphia Inquirer It’s been two years since we saw rioters descend on the U.S. Capitol in an act that can be categorized as equal parts…
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Assessing Gov. Tom Wolf’s Tenure
Key Points During Gov. Tom Wolf’s eight years in office, Pennsylvania ranked below the national average in income growth, job growth, and population growth.State government spending increased significantly under Wolf,…
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The Europeanization of American Energy Policy
Originally published at The American Spectator Is there anything a foreign agent of either Russia or China would do differently than European or American policymakers who embrace green energy…
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Pa.’s Troubling and Continued Population Decline
December 22, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. — Newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that Pennsylvania lost over 40,000 residents between July 2021 and July 2022. These population…
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Gone are the days when Republicans cared about fiscal responsibility
Originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer In 2010, I was one of thousands of Americans marching in Washington, D.C., demanding to be heard by politicians who were putting…
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The Case for Nurse Practitioner Reform: Full Practice Authority in Pennsylvania
Key Points More than 580,000 Pennsylvanians live in areas with a shortage of primary care professionals relative to the population. This shortage exists throughout the state but concentrates in rural…
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Republicans blew the 2022 election. That’s good for America.
Originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer Being a lifelong Philadelphia sports fan has prepared me for being politically allied with Republicans — endlessly coping with disappointment. 2022 delivered once…
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