Government Accountability

Labor Day is for Taxpayers, Not Unions

• Matthew Brouillette
• August 29, 2012

Comprising the government employee unions, private sector unions, trial lawyers, extreme greens, and other nonprofits that feed off taxpayer money, the Union Party is aligned for a single purpose: To…

Commentary

Pennsylvania would do well to follow Wisconsin’s lead

• August 29, 2012

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Public Union Democracy

Taxpayer Tornado Sweeps Through Kansas, Union Party Swept Away

• Charles Mitchell
• August 8, 2012

What’s one of the few things stranger than a CF staffer reading the Huffington Post? Easy. A CF staffer reading on the Huffington Post about a great victory for the…

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Education

PSEA Blows Smoke Over Political Spending

• Priya Brannick
• August 6, 2012

School board members at the West Chester Area School District are negotiating a new contract with teachers, and rightly questioning why the district deducts union dues from teachers’ paychecks, when…

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Public Union Democracy

Unions Spent $4 Billion Nationally on Politics Since 2005

• Priya Brannick
• July 10, 2012

Labor unions spend four times more than originally estimated on politics and lobbying, reports the Wall Street Journal, making them a formidable behemoth in state and national elections. In…

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Public Union Democracy

Voters: Limit Government Spending!

• Nathan Benefield
• June 14, 2012

In a recent poll, Susquehanna Polling and Research asked 700 registered Pennsylvania voters if they would support limiting the growth of state government spending—legislation similar to the…

Media

After Wisconsin, onward to Pennsylvania!

• June 10, 2012

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Education

Why Public Opinion is Turning on Teachers’ Unions

• Priya Brannick
• June 7, 2012

Gil Spencer of the Delaware County Times penned a perceptive column yesterday on the waning popularity of teachers’ unions—and how an angry public is wising up to the unions’…

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Government Accountability

Why Walker’s Win Pushes Principled Pa. Policies

• Matthew Brouillette
• June 6, 2012

Make no mistake, Wisconsin is sending a message to the Keystone State. If you are a Pennsylvania politician, that message is loud, clear and ignored only at your own peril.

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