Public Union Democracy

Ending the Government Union Skimming Scam

  • Priya Brannick
  • February 16, 2018

Imagine being disabled or sick and requiring help to bathe, eat, and even move from room to room within your own home. Medicaid, a taxpayer-funded health insurance program helps pay…

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Criminal Justice Reform

Pennsylvania’s Overspending Problem Still Proving Costly

  • February 16, 2018

To balance last year’s budget, Gov. Wolf and lawmakers agreed to dedicate a portion of Tobacco Settlement Fund payments to cover a $1.5 billion bond issuance. This decision to…

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The Great Risk Taker

  • February 14, 2018

The Reinhard family story is one of hard work, risk-taking, success, and a deep love of community. Claude Reinhard and his wife had five children. Two of his sons—Don and…

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The Great Risk Taker

  • February 14, 2018

The Reinhard family story is one of hard work, risk-taking, success, and a deep love of community. Claude Reinhard and his wife had five children. Two of his sons—Don and…

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Transforming Labor: A Comprehensive Review of the States

  • February 14, 2018

Is Pennsylvania a worker-friendly state? To answer this question, CF published a report, Transforming Labor, which examines and grades all 50 states according to the impact of their public sector…

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Transforming Labor: A Comprehensive Review of the States

  • Jessica Barnett
  • February 14, 2018

Is Pennsylvania a worker-friendly state? To answer this question, CF published a report, Transforming Labor, which examines and grades all 50 states according to the impact of their public sector…

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Regulation

Energy Markets Need Reform, Not Subsidies

  • Gordon Tomb
  • February 12, 2018

How many industries can withstand a more than threefold increase in regulatory costs in a decade? Few, if any. Yet that's the reality for nuclear power plants. An…

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Taxes & Economy

Residents Still Moving out of PA, So Will Congressional Districts

  • Nathan Benefield
  • January 23, 2018

Overlooked in yesterday’s news about the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ordering a new Congressional district map was the fact that—regardless of the outcome of that case—Pennsylvania will likely lose a congressional…

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Health Care

Poll: Voters Overwhelmingly Support Medicaid Work Requirements

  • January 16, 2018

In other states, thousands of Americans previously dependent on government programs have transformed their lives and achieved independence thanks to work requirements. But Pennsylvania’s human services system still traps people…

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