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Crime

Gina Diorio: Taxpayers on the hook for pensions of lawbreaking lawmakers

January 31, 2022February 7, 2022
Gina Diorio
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Pennsylvania taxpayers are guaranteeing $670,000 per year to lawmakers-turned-criminals who violated public trust.
By Gina Diorio

Abortion

Alexis Sneller: Lawsuit attempts to circumvent abortion debate and force you to pay for unrestricted abortions

January 26, 2022January 26, 2022
Alexis Sneller

Pennsylvania’s multi-million dollar abortion industry is attempting to remove your voice from the debate.
By Alexis Sneller

State Politics

Pennsylvania’s elected officials receive automatic pay raises

December 6, 2021December 6, 2021
Victor Skinner

Pennsylvania lawmakers, judges and other government employees received an automatic raise this week, the largest since 1991.
By Victor Skinner

State Politics

Pennsylvania lawmakers consider dumping twice-a-year time changes

November 15, 2021November 15, 2021
Victor Skinner

Lawmakers in the General Assembly’s State Government Committee discussed his plan to ditch Daylight Savings Time in a hearing last week.
By Victor Skinner

Politics

Erica Jedynak + Ashley Klingensmith: Americans simply do not trust lawmakers’ ‘human infrastructure’ package

November 11, 2021November 11, 2021
Erica Jedynak and Ashley Klingensmith
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The mega-bill proposed by Democrats in Congress is chocked full of special interest giveaways. Polls show voters don’t trust it.
By Erica Jedynak and Ashley Klingensmith

State Politics

Pennsylvania taxpayer burden unchanged after infusion of federal pandemic aid

September 29, 2021September 28, 2021
Christen Smith

Pennsylvania’s ledger has fallen short by $78.5 billion, a new report shows, leaving taxpayers on the hook for around $18,000 each.
By Christen Smith

News

Bucks lawmakers to Mayor Kenney: refund our commuters’ wage taxes

April 17, 2021April 19, 2021
Linda Stein
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Suburban residents who normally commute into Philadelphia for work, but stayed home due to the pandemic, are facing red tape and hurdles as they try to get reimbursed for the wage taxes they paid while working from home.
By Linda Stein

Unions

Gina Diorio: How local politicians are betrayed by their union friends

April 14, 2021July 8, 2021
Gina Diorio
2

PACs funded by public-sector unions often spend overwhelming sums to defeat local Republican politicians who the unions have publicly befriended and even endorsed. This shows that they are happy to rent Republicans and their votes until they can own a Democrat and their allegiance.
By Gina Diorio

Op-Ed

Stew Bolno: Doing the opposite — The Republican Party, George Costanza, and Donald Trump

Stew Bolno: Doing the opposite — The Republican Party, George Costanza, and Donald Trump

schedule December 05 2025
ink_pen Stew Bolno

Regardless of your Seinfeld knowledge level, you may wonder why the fine editors at Broad + Liberty would even consider […]

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