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Pennsylvania Passes School Choice Legislation
After being on the ground and fighting for education reform for nearly 2 years, our FreedomWorks field team in Pennsylvania received some great news on School Choice as of late Saturday evening, June...
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FreedomWorks For America "FreedomWork Shop" Grand Opening
FreedomWorks For America had the grand-opening of its Get Out The Vote "FreedomWork Shop" in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, last night with over 100 energized grassroots activists in attendance. Given...
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Obama Is Not Improving Ohio's Economy - Fracking Is
At the Basic American Rights Seminar in Eugene, Oregon on September 29, the keynote speaker was Ann McElhinny, director of the documentaries Not Evil, Just Wrong and FrackNation. Always an energetic...
View ArticleProgress for School Choice in Pennsylania
Earlier this week, Pennsylvania state senate to approve reforms for Pennsylvania charter schools. These reforms included educational and financial accountability reforms, but removed language from the...
View ArticleMedia Bias? What Media Bias?
Under the guise of analyzing the final stages of the 2012 Presidential race, ABC News Political Director Amy Walter has furthered the spin of the Democratic National Committee and Obama...
View ArticleObama Trying to Avoid Coal In His Stocking This Christmas
Earlier this month, Obama mega-donor Bill Maher suggested that the President manipulate the current fiscal crisis as a means of implementing a carbon tax to combat global warming. Maher was plotting a...
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FreedomWorks Issue Analysis: Paycheck Protection and Pennsylvania
Paycheck protection laws prevent union leadership from spending compulsory membership dues on political expenses prior to obtaining consent from membership as individuals.Paycheck protection programs...
View ArticleJoin Us for School Choice in Erie, Pennsylvania
School Choice Week is here at last! FreedomWorks shares the passion of National School Choice Week to help all children gain access to a better education. As part of this effort, we are co-hosting an...
View ArticleOverregulation Takes the “Fun” Out of “Funeral Home Management”
The passing of a loved one is an intensely difficult and emotional time for the family, and the last thing they want to think about is costly and complex arrangements for the burial. It is therefore...
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Why Protest Comcast?
On Wednesday May 15, 2013, several dozen activists came to center city Philadelphia to protest the shareholders' meeting of Comcast at the Kimmel Center. The reasons varied from person to person. Most...
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Top 10 Reasons to Support School Choice Senate Bill 1 in Pennsylvania
[Click here to download a pdf version of this report.]State Senators Anthony Williams (D-Philadelphia) and Jeffrey Piccola (R-Dauphin) have introduced Senate Bill 1 the Opportunity Scholarship and...
View ArticleThe Necessity of School Choice in Pennsylvania
Far too many children are trapped in failing schools. Only 21 out of 355 schools in the Pittsburgh region have 90% or more of fifth-graders proficient in both reading and math. 30% of fifth-graders...
View ArticleWhat Is Broken Will Not Work
Informed, true grass-roots activism is how America will take its first steps toward change, but unions using individuals in Astroturf protests will only maintain the ineffective and harmful status...
View ArticleWhy we Need to Fight the Teachers Unions, from New York to Pennsylvania
It is a truth universally acknowledged that parents and teachers want children to receive the best education they can possibly have, yet this universally acknowledged truth is sadly incorrect. There...
View ArticleFreedomWorks in Philly on 9-29
With important legislation that affects Pennsylvanians pending during the fall General Assembly session, and the 2012 elections just around the corner, it's vital that the grassroots be united and...
View ArticleJoin Us in Philly on Thursday!
FreedomWorks and local tea party groups are hosting a full day of activist education and grassroots training this Thursday, September 29th, at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. We will...
View ArticleMatt Kibbe: Sam Adams vs. Van Jones
What do the original community organizer for freedom and President Obama’s former Green Jobs Czar have in common? Very little, it turns out.But that didn't stop Matt Kibbe from thinking about both of...
View ArticleLast Chance for Pennsylvania School Choice in 2011
Since January, FreedomWorks has been fighting for school choice in Pennsylvania, but the next few weeks are the most important yet. The outcome of this fall's legislative session will determine whether...
View ArticleUrgent Call to Action: Pennsylvania School Choice Vote Tuesday
PODCAST: Pennsylvania School Choice Update!Click to listen!We can achieve school choice this year, but the time for Pennsylvania voters to make their voices heard in Harrisburg is RIGHT NOW.On Tuesday,...
View ArticleMajor Victory for School Choice in Pennsylvania
With the passage of SB1 through the state Senate 27-22 Wednesday evening, Pennsylvanians are closer than they’ve ever been to enjoying the benefits of true choice and competition in their school...
View ArticlePA School Choice Needs Our Help in the House
Pennsylvanians have good reason to celebrate the passage of school choice legislation through the state Senate, but there is still a lot of work left to do. Despite having the support of the governor...
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Pennsylvania Students and Parents Rally for School Choice in Harrisburg
Ever since Pennsylvania’s Senate voted in favor of school choice last month by passing SB1, the pressure on the state House of Representatives to send this important bill to Governor Corbett’s desk has...
View ArticleSupporters of School Choice Can't Take a Holiday
This week, while most Pennsylvanians are looking forward to spending quality time with their families, opponents of school choice will be working overtime to keep students and parents trapped in a...
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Will Congress Let the Lights Go Out?
In September, the House of Representatives heeded calls from tens of thousands of grassroots activists and passed the TRAIN Act, which curbs the power of unelected EPA bureaucrats who are destroying...
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The Keystone State Fights for Freedom
Last week, the Mifflin County 912 Tea Party and the Williamsport Tea Party partnered with FreedomWorks and held successful events motivating and training citizen activists on key issues not only at...
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The Susquehanna Valley Tea Party Fights for Liberty
On Monday in Lewisburg Pennsylvania, the Susquehanna Valley Tea Party partnered with FreedomWorks as Ana Puig and Anastasia Przybylski trained over 100 activists on GOTV efforts for local, state and...
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School Choice Rally in Philadelphia
FreedomWorks helped organize a School Choice Rally/Press Conference in front of City Hall in Philadelphia yesterday together with several other organizations. It was so heartwarming to see 700 inner...
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FreedomWorks Invades Harrisburg
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has been a center for the fight for school choice.On June 6, with only five activists and four hundred signs, Harrisburg was invaded by school choice signs. The signs sent a...
View ArticleNH School Choice Bills Provide Prime Example for PA
As a vote on school choice reform looms closer in Pennsylvania, a potential school choice victory in New Hampshire is moving forward. Two bills promising to provide tax credits to businesses that...
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Pennsylvania Final Push For School Choice
Yesterday, the FreedomWorks Pennsylvania Field staff, Ana Puig and I, were in Harrisburg pushing HB2468 in the House. This is EITC/EISC program legislation which was introduced last week by...
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