For ten years, the city averaged slightly more than 513,000 tons annually. In the wake of the pandemic, the total skyrocketed to over 617,000 tons. To top it off, sanitation workers are not immune to Covid-19. Mayor Jim Kenney said over the summer many trash collectors have been unable to work.
By Rick Rickman
Christian Nascimento: The left’s breathtaking attempt to restructure the U.S. economy
The far left is taking steps to centralize our economy under the guise of stimulus and infrastructure bills and heightened oversight on any American with a job.
By Christian Nascimento
Dr. Kimberlee Josephson: Why Philly businesses should welcome Amazon’s expansion
Crony capitalism is the real threat to small business success.
By Dr. Kimberlee Josephson
New pro-business PAC could help bring about changes in the Keystone State
The Keystone Free Enterprise Fund vows to support viable pro-business candidates; time will tell how this strategy fares in today’s shifting political climate.
By Thomas Pack
Lou Barletta: RGGI is a job-killing boondoggle
Gov. Wolf’s one-man crusade to join the interstate climate accord will kill jobs without helping the environment.
By Lou Barletta
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
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.