Internet Access Taxes – Let State and Local Government Decide
Since 1998 when it passed the Internet Tax Freedom Act (ITFA), Congress has banned state and local governments from...
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April Revenues and Corporate Taxes Plummet Below 2012-13 Levels
Something emerged from April’s revenue results that is troubling and has a longer lasting impact on the Commonwealth’s ability...
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Unlike Other States, No Revenue Surpluses in PA
While most states are finally recovering from the worst recession in decades, and seeing revenue surpluses for the first...
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What’s in the Governor’s 2014-15 Budget?
Governor Tom Corbett has proposed a 2014-15 state General Fund budget that would spend $29.4 billion, $927 million, or...
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It’s Great to Have Gas
A new report out from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University gives Pennsylvania low marks for its finances,...
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State Revenue Collections Still on Track, but Revenue Surplus Is Now Gone
Halfway through the state’s fiscal year, General Fund revenues are right on target — exceeding official estimates by a...
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Pennsylvanians Shortchanged by Drilling Fee
Last week, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission reported that natural gas drillers are paying $202 million in local impact...
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Governor’s Corporate Tax Cut Plan Will Cost $800 Million
I am testifying before the Pennsylvania House Finance Committee today on Governor Tom Corbett’s plan to cut the state’s...
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Pennsylvania Among ‘Terrible 10’ Most Regressive Tax States
Working families in Pennsylvania pay a far higher share of their income in state and local taxes than the...
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PA Budget in Fair Shape as Midyear Approaches, but Business Tax Cuts Loom
The Pennsylvania General Fund tax and other revenue collections are slightly ahead of official estimates through November. This is...
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Don’t Know Much About History …
Last week, we released a report at the Keystone Research Center that has me humming an old Sam Cooke...
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