Penn­syl­va­nia No. 14 in reg­u­la­to­ry bur­den nation­wide

(The Cen­ter Square) — Less bur­den­some reg­u­la­tion has led to eco­nom­ic growth in some states, but Penn­syl­va­nia trails far behind.
As the com­mon­wealth slips in pop­u­la­tion and job growth, one report argues that its red-tape-laden sys­tem will cre­ate more prob­lems in the future.
Nation­al­ly, Penn­syl­va­nia is the 14th-most reg­u­lat­ed state, accord­ing to an analy­sis by the Mer­ca­tus Cen­ter of George Mason Uni­ver­si­ty.
With more than 164,000 reg­u­la­to­ry restric­tions …