Regulation
Regulatory Streamlining in Pennsylvania Would Boost Opportunities for State Residents
Introduction Good morning, members of the Senate Majority Policy Committee. My name is James Broughel and I am a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington DC, as…
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Jennifer Stefano: Jewish donors and allies’ letters to Penn expose the moral rot in American higher education
University of Pennsylvania donors are withdrawing their financial support over the university’s failure to condemn as terrorism recent Hamas attacks on Israeli civilians, notes Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and Commonwealth…
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Jewish donors and allies’ letters to Penn expose the moral rot in American higher education
Originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer In the past two weeks, several Jewish megadonors and their allies have thunderously announced that they are pulling financial support from their…
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Jennifer Stefano: Forget I-95, Gov. Shapiro should slash the bureaucracy for everybody
Gov. Josh Shapiro should expand the use of bureaucracy-slashing tactics like those that helped expedite I-95 repairs, columnist and Commonwealth Foundation Executive Vice President Jennifer Stefano wrote Monday in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
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Shapiro paid homage to conservative ideas in his budget address
Originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer The most notable part of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget address last week is what he left unsaid. He…
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$2,000 Stimulus Payments Will Drive Excessive Spending and Inflation
August 2, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. — Today, Gov. Tom Wolf joined Democrat lawmakers in again calling for $2,000 direct payments to Pennsylvanians, this time using General Fund state tax…
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Top Unemployment Compensation Reforms for Pennsylvania
Overview Pennsylvania should reform its unemployment compensation system to pay down state debt, incentivize hiring, increase labor participation, and minimize fraudulent claims. Reforms should protect unemployment compensation for the individuals…
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Op-Ed: More school choice means fewer lotteries
SB 1 also includes an important provision to increase the availability of charter schools. Pennsylvania law currently places school districts in charge of charter school authorization. Unsurprisingly, districts often reject…
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Op-Ed: Wolf’s budget hits Philly while it’s still down
Among the myriad issues currently affecting small businesses in Philadelphia, Gov. Wolf’s proposed tax increases shouldn’t be one of them.
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