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Opinion: Gas Tax Discourages Drilling, Threatens Local Pennsylvania Jobs

Armstrong County farmer Randy Walker worries about the effect of a natural gas severance tax on his royalties and the job market. “A tax at the wellhead taxes my share and the company’s share,” says...

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Opinion: Don’t Play Politics with PA Pension Reform

Bill Frye taught in Pennsylvania public schools for more than 20 years. For him, our state’s public pension crisis isn’t political—it’s personal.  As a retired Westmoreland County teacher, a farmer,...

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Opinion: Grassroots to U.S. Senators, Beware of Playing Checkers

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) changed U.S. Senate rules last year, which may not sound like a big deal. But, those rules had been in place for about 215 years—a significant portion of...

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Bill Clinton Supports Tom Wolf’s Taxing Agenda

Sound bites echoed throughout Pittsburgh on Monday as the notorious former Democratic President Bill Clinton stumped for his party’s Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf. Clinton used the same...

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PA Teachers used as Pawns to Finance Union-Backed Political Candidates

The same people who clamor for more taxpayer money to fund big government are also spending more of their members’ dues in order to win 2014 midterm races. Guess who? Usual suspects—The National...

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PA State Rep. Jockeying for Leadership Has Same Donors as Governor-elect Wolf

Television commercials may have gone away for now, but it’s politics as usual. While the rest of the country was swept up in a 2014 Republican midterm wave, Pennsylvania’s top ticket race went to a...

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PA: Record Spending Impact Trumped by Broken Education Funding Formula

Imagine writing a large check for a new car and finding out a year later that it fails safety tests, won’t pass inspection, and needs thousands in repairs. You’d probably be demanding answers from the...

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PA Teacher to Unions: Don’t use my name and my dues to support Tom Wolf

Unions funded a no-holds-barred campaign, pouring millions and outspending other special interest groups, in the Pennsylvania race for governor. But, did they go too far? One Williamsport teacher says...

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COMMENTARY: Pennsylvania AG Kathleen Kane is as honest as Jon Gruber is smart

Jon Gruber is the fast-talking salesman of ObamaCare. He made millions of dollars from state and federal government payments (that is taxpayer money) to travel America, selling a government-only health...

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Opinion: Union mailer misuses PA member name and money

If someone used your name on an election mailer to solicit votes for a candidate without your consent, you’d probably feel betrayed. But what if they sent that mailer to your spouse, lied about who you...

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