Regulation

5 Reasons to Continue the Push for Liquor Privatization

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • June 9, 2016

Some lawmakers and the media have labeled the latest liquor reforms as “historic” and “sweeping.” The Patriot-News described the reform as the “most substantial overhaul of Pennsylvania's liquor system…

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Regulation

Shell Cracker Plant Proves Taxes Matter to Job Creators

  • Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
  • June 8, 2016

Workers hit by the natural gas slump in western PA received some much needed good news this week. Shell announced they will proceed with building a multibillion dollar chemical…

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Education

Is $27 Billion Enough?

  • James Paul
  • June 8, 2016

Is $27 billion enough money for Pennsylvania's public schools? This is the question policymakers must answer before voting to raise taxes on …

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Education

Ghost Teaching Put to Rest?

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • June 7, 2016

Are ghost teachers about to be put to rest? Ghost teachers in Pennsylvania would be strictly limited under legislation approved by the state House Education Committee today. HB 2125 restricts…

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Sound Ideas Transcend Party Labels

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 7, 2016

When Jane Janeczek, a lifelong Democrat and daughter of former Democratic governor George Leader, was elected Commonwealth Foundation board chair, some wondered how she came to embrace our policy solutions.

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Public Union Democracy

Pennsylvania’s Pension Funds Still on a Collision Course

  • June 3, 2016

If Pennsylvania were a ship, say the Titanic, then the iceberg that ship is bearing down on is the commonwealth’s public pension funds. At a combined $63.2 billion in debt,…

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Education

Wolf Admin. Thanks Excellent Teachers, But Won’t Protect Them

  • James Paul
  • June 1, 2016

The Pennsylvania Department of Education recently released a video featuring Secretary Pedro Rivera congratulating students for completing a school year. He praises children for “show[ing] up each and every…

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Regulation

Erase Corporate Welfare from the Budget

  • June 1, 2016

Pennsylvania’s tradition of concentrating economic power in the hands of a few has proven to be inadequate at best, and harmful at worst. Corporate welfare spending makes this concentration…

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Regulation

Pennsylvania is Losing Ground

  • May 25, 2016

Pennsylvania’s economic performance wasn’t always subpar. In the first half of the twentieth century, the commonwealth’s personal income per capita exceeded the national average. It then descended into mediocrity. While Pennsylvania…

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