July 31, 2023
PA students are struggling to read – we must help them
It’s time to sound the alarm on early literacy in Pennsylvania. [Read More]
Op-Eds
Senator Ryan Aument Op-Eds
July 10, 2023
Shapiro’s broken promises, families’ broken trust
While Gov. Shapiro works to frame the failure of the student scholarship legislation as an argument over the budget negotiating process, it is important to note a failure he cannot credibly pass off on someone else. [Read More]
July 10, 2023
Young People Need Opportunity, Not Student Loan Forgiveness
As many know, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down President Biden’s student loan forgiveness proposal on June 30. While this ruling is a win for taxpayers, there are still millions of Americans with trillions of dollars in outstanding student loans who now need to pay back that debt. [Read More]
March 21, 2023
We Shouldn’t Fund a Broken Education System
Student academic performance and readiness to enter our workforce has been declining for many years. [Read More]
February 10, 2023
How the Grinch Stole the Power Grid
As a holiday cold snap gripped Pennsylvania in December, energy officials warned of rolling blackouts and called on families to turn down their thermostats and turn off the decorations. [Read More]
October 12, 2022
Outrage Was Reasonable in the Case of Drag Show at Local High School
Reasonable people agree that school is not the appropriate place for a sexually charged performance by professional adult dancers. [Read More]
September 26, 2022
Politically motivated attack piece won’t help Lancaster County students
A recent opinion editorial in LNP made several wildly false accusations about our policy positions pertaining to education. We welcome the opportunity to set the record straight. [Read More]
September 8, 2022
To Curb Student Debt, Reduce College Costs
Opponents of President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan are missing the mark on why it’s a bad idea. [Read More]
August 14, 2022
Op Ed: Corporate tax reform will make Pa. more competitive
Thanks to bipartisan collaboration in the state Capitol that produced landmark tax reform legislation in July, Pennsylvania is set to embark upon a new path. [Read More]
May 10, 2022
Op-Ed: Defunding the Police Won’t Protect Our Communities
Driven by spikes in aggravated assaults and homicides, Pennsylvania has the highest violent crime rate of any state in the Northeast, which climbed 27.1% from 2019 to 2020, according to FBI data. No other state reported a greater year-over-year increase in violence for that same period. [Read More]