Criminal Justice Reform

An Overview of Justice Reinvestment Initiative II

  • March 28, 2019

JRI II seeks to address high corrections spending, insufficient support for county probation, and inadequate pretrial and sentencing guidance. The result: fair and effective punishments that equip people for life after…

Fact Sheet

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State Budget

A Brief History of Tom Wolf’s Tax Hike Proposals

  • February 6, 2018

Since taking office, Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed or supported 11 tax hikes on working families. Lawmakers voted to raise taxes in two of the past three years.

Memo

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State Budget

A Brief History of Tom Wolf’s Tax Hike Proposals

  • November 30, 2017

Since taking office, Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed or supported 10 tax hikes on working families. Lawmakers worked with Wolf to raise taxes in two of the past three years.

Memo

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Public Union Democracy

Government Unions Pour Millions into Pa. Elections

  • November 2, 2016

Government Unions Pour Millions into Pa. Elections Taxpayers Help Union Leaders Target U. S. Senate, State Attorney General Races November 2, 2016, HARRISBURG, Pa.—Government union leaders have poured nearly…

Press Release

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State Budget

A Brief History of Wolf’s Tax Hikes

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 8, 2016

In 2015, Gov. Tom Wolf proposed five broad-based tax hikes on working families—each of which was eventually rejected by state lawmakers.  Here's some background on each of Gov. Wolf’s tax…

Memo

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State Budget

A Brief History of Wolf’s Tax Hikes

  • Nathan Benefield
  • December 6, 2015

Yesterday, the State House of Representatives announced they were moving off the latest Wolf tax hike proposal and onto a new plan that called for less spending and fewer…

Media

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State Budget

Wolf’s “Pressure” Causes Real Pain

  • Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
  • December 2, 2015

After five months without a state budget, three failed tax hike plans, and two vetoed stop-gap plans, Gov. Wolf refuses to abandon his harmful strategy of holding children, abuse victims,…

Media

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Regulation

Government that Works?

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 29, 2015

Last week, Governor Wolf revved up his Jeep and resumed his “Government that Works” tour in Lancaster. In an ironic twist, Wolf also promised to veto a temporary funding bill…

Commentary

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