With expenses outpacing income, Pennsylvania is one of eight states across the country running a deficit within its government operations, according to a recent analysis. Read more
Like the football coach who blames game officials for his own bad decisions and lack of preparation, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is now blaming one of his state's public utilities for the inevitable outcomes of his own bad decisions related to hydraulic fracturing and natural gas. Read more
Seven current and former Pennsylvania state employees have filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to get back dues they claim they were forced to pay to a union that did not represent them. Read more
Mayor Bill Peduto's attack on the region's burgeoning natural gas production and manufacturing sector is as misguided as it misleading (Oct. 31, "Peduto: Fossil Fuel Industries Will Take Toll on Pittsburgh Region"). Read more
Pennsylvania's Republican U.S. senator filed a resolution in Washington last week seeking to keep a future president from meddling with an emerging industry in the state. Read more
Good public policy brings people together, creates opportunity, improves quality of life and strengthens our economy. Read more
It wasn't that long ago that President Barack Obama highlighted the value of natural gas as a bridge to a clean energy future. Read more
The Pennsylvania Senate unanimously approved a House bill Wednesday that eliminates an asset tax law that has been on the books since 1935. Read more
In her eight years on Ebensburg's borough council, Cecilia Houser has witnessed the gas industry's "Impact Fee" restore area streams, improve a borough park and support fundraising efforts for Hastings Swimming Pool. Read more
The Pennsylvania Department of Revenue's plan to dramatically increase the number of corporations being taxed has drawn reaction from lawmakers and think tanks. Read more
There is a giant growing in Beaver County in western Pennsylvania. Read more
State tax revenues in Pennsylvania amount to $38.4 billion, the fifth highest tally among the 50 states, according to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Read more
Gov. Tom Wolf plans to join a coalition of regional states to set a mandatory, shrinking cap on the amount of carbon dioxide that can be released from Pennsylvania's fossil fuel power plants. Read more
Taxpayer contributions to Pennsylvania's public pension funds in 2017 amounted to 79.9 percent of the total, the ninth highest ratio among the 50 states, according to newly released data by the U.S. Census Bureau. Read more
By a party-line vote, a bill that would end the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board's ability to set prices based on its own passed a state House committee Thursday. Read more
Republican lawmakers in Harrisburg are moving forward with a plan they say will help both the state's energy industry and the environment. Read more
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Read more
Pennsylvania finished 16th in a new study by the Tax Foundation that ranks how dependent states are on individual income taxes. Read more
The funded ratio of the Pennsylvania public pension plan ranked 42nd in the nation, according to a new analysis from the Tax Foundation based on fiscal-year 2017 data. Read more
Tax reforms and transparency laws have turned around entire state economies over the past decade, a recent report by the Institute for Reforming Government (IRG) highlights. Read more