PA’s big-box retailers are pushing changes to electronic payment systems, threatening costs, small businesses, and consumer privacy.
By Kevin Shivers, Duncan Campbell, + Patrick Conway
Terry Tracy: Pennsylvania is still a battleground
From Valley Forge to Gettysburg, the Keystone state is still vital to the American experiment. Join Broad + Liberty in the fight for freedom.
By Terry Tracy
The Editors: Democrats’ panic over eviction moratoriums is partially of their own making
Democrats’ reliance on court for eviction moratoriums backfires, so they try it twice.
Citing pension, some see ‘sweetheart deal’ in Shapiro’s Davidson case
Details of the recent case involving Rep. Margo Davison help shed light on why the Delaware County State Representative was allowed to keep her pension.
By Bradley Vasoli
Sen. Gene Yaw: Cleaning Pa. waterways is a win-win for farmers, business and taxpayers
There’s a way to clean Pennsylvania’s streams and rivers, reduce water costs, and bolster the state’s tourism and agriculture industries — while embracing the markets and innovation.
By Pa. State Sen Gene Yaw
PA Dems join GOP in putting up roadblock to Wolf’s RGGI plans
Several Democrats in the State Senate joined Republicans to block Gov. Wolf from entering Pa. into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).
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
State Sen. Ryan Aument: Decrease the CNI Tax Rate to Increase Economic Opportunity in PA
Pennsylvanians are leaving the state in droves–and lowering the corporate tax rate is a clear first step to turn the tide and invigorate businesses
By Senator Ryan P. Aument
Kyle Sammin: Pennsylvania’s pensions crisis looms — but the problems are solvable
Pennsylvania’s leadership, like that of so many other states, has been kicking our looming pensions crisis to tomorrow’s taxpayers. Through reforms made decades ago in the private sector, our leaders can address the problem and save the Commonwealth from insolvency.
By Kyle Sammin
Colin O’Reilly: The first steps toward a flourishing post-Covid economy in Pennsylvania
Is Pennsylvania’s economy dynamic enough to adapt to the post-Covid-19 world? Some of the most compelling data available suggest that it is – as long as Pennsylvanians are given a fighting chance.
By Colin O’Reilly