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

April 14, 2021July 8, 2021
Gina Diorio
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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

The Economy

Michael Farren: The minimum wage — who actually wins and loses in Pennsylvania?

March 2, 2021March 2, 2021
Michael Farren

Lifting the minimum wage has been an increasingly popular effort. But who’s for and against it — and what are the consequences of the policy?
By Michael Warren

The Environment

Orrell & Bishop: Biden’s “Green Jobs” mirage

February 16, 2021February 16, 2021
Brent Orrell & Mason M. Bishop
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By prioritizing green workforce as job creation, President Biden risks misallocating limited political and fiscal capital, while leaving American workers without the supports they urgently need to care for themselves and their families.
By Brent Orwell & Mason Bishop

Education

WATCH — Mom unloads on Teachers Unions: You need to be at work!

January 28, 2021January 28, 2021
The Editors

“There is nothing in the constitution that says you are entitled to your job!” So says, Kira Davis, a mom […]

Unions

Jessica Barnett: To fix Philadelphia’s “bad cops” problem, end special privileges for unions

August 25, 2020April 19, 2021
Jessica Barnett

Reforms that expose the current system will usher in the transparency and accountability needed to reestablish the trust upon which public safety depends.
By Jessica Barnett

News

Christen Smith: Pennsylvania educators fret as the school year looms with no concrete state guidance

August 5, 2020April 19, 2021
Christen Smith

Will the Wolf administration re-open schools for in-person education this year?
By Christen Smith

The Courts

Hunter Tower: Two years after Janus, Pennsylvanians are just starting to hear about an important right

June 27, 2020April 19, 2021
Hunter Tower

On this second anniversary of the Janus decision, public-sector employees in Pennsylvania are questioning where their hard-earned union dues dollars are really going. By Hunter Tower

B+L Investigates

Albert Eisenberg: BOMBSHELL — Corona cashout for city workers as regular Philadelphians flail

March 26, 2020June 30, 2021
Albert Eisenberg
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As regular Philadelphians face down the impossible decisions that come with a societal freefall, why are some city employees getting paid time-and-a-half to work from home — on the taxpayer’s dime?

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Op-Ed

Elizabeth Stelle: Pennsylvania needs genuine election integrity reform

Elizabeth Stelle: Pennsylvania needs genuine election integrity reform

schedule May 22 2025
ink_pen Elizabeth Stelle

Imagine that you are at the liquor store but forgot your ID. Don’t worry, your friend can sign an affidavit […]

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