{"id":230678,"date":"2026-06-29T04:04:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T04:04:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/230678\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T04:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T04:04:17","slug":"pennsylvania-cannot-tax-its-way-into-an-innovation-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/230678\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania cannot tax its way into an innovation economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" ta-src-delete=\"https:\/\/www.bradfordera.com\/bradfordera\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/05\/5978fd379797c4ce7a885aa4e37d3d62-300x200.jpg\" data-image-slug=\"tauserwwwbradforderawp-contentuploadssites42026055978fd379797c4ce7a885aa4e37d3d62-jpg\" data-image-tag=\"\" src=\"data:image\/webp;base64,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\" style=\"max-width: 1024px; max-height: 682px;\" ta-  sizes_adapted=\"true\" id=\"image_LCP\" alt=\"Pennsylvania cannot tax its way into an innovation economy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t&#13;<\/p>\n<p>Pennsylvania Gov. 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