Regulation

Gov. Wolf’s Unfair Demands Will Hinder the Economy

• Gordon Tomb
• August 29, 2018

The Wolf administration is once again attempting to impose excessive costs on the gas industry—and consumers—by proposing triple-digit-percentage increases in fees for authorizing well development. Pennsylvania charges more for…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Migration Update

• Elizabeth Stelle
• April 28, 2018

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2018/popest-metro-county.html The ten counties that experienced the greatest growth via domestic migration (“destination states”) had a lower average tax burden than the counties that experienced the greatest declines (“deserted states”). p 10…

Media

Public Union Democracy

Pa. Leads the Nation in Teacher Strikes

• April 18, 2018

This report compares Pennsylvania's strike laws to other states, and highlights the impact on teachers and students.

Fact Sheet

Public Union Democracy

4 Facts on Pennsylvania Teacher Strikes

• Priya Brannick
• April 13, 2018

Between the nearly averted strike in Pittsburgh and statewide strikes in West Virginia and Oklahoma, the validity of teacher strikes is once again up for debate. Here are four facts…

Media

Energy

The State of Natural Gas in Pa.

• Elizabeth Stelle
• April 3, 2018

Pennsylvania’s regulatory and tax environment is stunting job growth and deterring investment. A decade after the Marcellus Shale boom, lawmakers are still debating how to tax the industry instead of…

Fact Sheet

Taxes & Economy

More Dependency Isn’t the Answer to PA Poverty

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 28, 2018

Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Teresa Miller wants more people on food stamps (or SNAP). In a hearing with the Senate Appropriations Committee, she argued that because the program…

Media

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…

Commentary

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…

Commentary

Public Union Democracy

Fifty State Labor Report 2017

• Jessica Barnett, Priya Brannick
• December 20, 2017

We've updated a nationwide comparison of public sector labor laws - Pennsylvania again scores a D.

Report