New hands-off policing measures will lead to negative ramifications in Philadelphia and beyond.
By Jeff Hurvitz
PA Senate votes to lift ban on student athlete earnings
In the wake of a unanimous supreme court ruling, PA moves to empower collegiate athletes to profit off their performances.
By Rick Woelfel
Christine Flowers: What I saw at Charlie Gerow’s gubernatorial campaign launch
As I saw Charlie Gerow surrounded by dear friends and professional campaigners alike, I felt something that I hadn’t felt in a very long time when it came to leadership in my beloved native state: hope.
By Christine Flowers
Ben Mannes: Opposition to PA pipelines hurts us and helps Putin
While the President’s actions have caused many a furrowed brow in the national news, the similarly destructive actions of PA Gov. Tom Wolf have been largely ignored by local and national media.
By Ben Mannes
Abhi Samuel: Another middle-class family says goodbye to New Jersey
As New Jersey’s economic climate becoming increasingly unbearable due to taxes and stifling red-tape, middle-class families all over the state are packing up their bags.
By Abhi Samuel
Lawmakers opt for saving over spending in Pennsylvania budget
PA lawmakers have set a budget that saves most of the state’s stimulus and tax surplus in a rainy day fund–but the battle to allocate the billions in savings has just begun
By Christen Smith
Guy Ciarrocchi: PA unemployment remains unacceptably high — where’s the urgency in Harrisburg?
The time is now to change our unemployment rules to match those in 40 other states, so that Pennsylvanian can truly reopen.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Pipelines deliver the energy that powers Pennsylvania – and the U.S.
Partisan politics are disrupting growth in the energy sector–and Pennsylvanians are suffering for it.
By Stephanie Catarino Wissman
Gina Diorio: For real lobbying reform, Harrisburg must look in the mirror
Taxpayer-funded lobbying is one of Harrisburg’s greatest obstacles for a brighter future, writes Gina Diorio. Taxpayers’ dollars should be spent on their meaningful interests, not used against them in a twisted cycle.
By Gina Diorio
Pennsylvania lost $1.7 billion in 2019 due to migration, study finds
The performance of Pennsylvania in the analysis was the sixth worst among the lower 48 states. To grow its economy, Pennsylvania must be able to keep its citizens.