Gov. Wolf's carbon tax plan is easily his most harmful act in his two terms as chief executive of the state, according to guest blogger Gregory R. Wrightstone.

In a recent report, Pennsylvania was ranked as the seventh least tax-friendly state in the nation. Gov. Wolf seems determined to lower that ranking even further by issuing an executive order joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

Don't be fooled by Rep. Tom Mehaffie's pro-taxpayer rhetoric. He is one of the worst kinds of politicians: the kind that says one thing and does another.

Restore PA is Gov. Wolf's misguided plan to borrow $4.5 billion to fix a laundry list of problems that have yet to be clearly defined or quantified.

Gov. Wolf's attack on cyber charters shouldn't come as a surprise, given the loyalty he's shown and the money he's received from Pennsylvania teachers' unions.

The same unions that donated millions to Gov. Wolf's re-election campaign now stand to collect more than $1 billion in state labor contracts. Who was looking out for taxpayers at the negotiating table?

Aside from the absurdity of having taxpayers subsidize profitable filmmakers, many production companies are not actually using the film tax credit at all--they're “selling” it to other businesses for cash.

With its proximity to large population centers, abundant natural resources, and world-class, high-tech research, Pennsylvania's economy should be booming. So, why isn't it happening?

Each of the General Assembly's four political caucuses operates their own private, taxpayer-funded incumbent protection program at a cost of $10 million per year.

Pennsylvania's shadow budget already includes 36 environmental "special" funds. Why on earth would anyone want to add another one?

CAP has launched a new Accountability Index to help voters and taxpayers get a better feel for what is happening in the state capitol. The index will focus on legislation that impacts taxpayers and bills that will affect the future of the Commonwealth.

Despite his lofty rhetoric that a zip code shouldn’t determine the quality of a student’s education, Gov. Wolf's veto of HB 800 guarantees that children will be trapped in failing schools.

Of all the popular bad ideas floating around Harrisburg this budget season, none are more harmful than hiking the minimum wage. Here's why.

Doug Mastriano’s independent streak in selecting who would work on his Pennsylvania Senate campaign will serve taxpayers well.

It appears unlikely that Pennsylvania's nuclear industry bailout legislation will be moving forward now that Exelon has announced it will be closing Three Mile Island.