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Public Union Democracy

Union Resignation Guide

• Jessica Barnett
• August 13, 2018

Are you dissatisfied with your union representation? If so, you have the power to resign your membership without paying an agency fee. Here are pointers to guide you through the process.

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Public Union Democracy

Government Workers’ Rights Restored

• Charles Mitchell
• July 18, 2018

In Janus v. AFSCME, the Supreme Court righted a decades-old wrong, striking down a coercive system and clearing a pathway for 330,000 Pennsylvania government workers to regain their long-denied First…

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Privacy Policy

• May 24, 2018

Commonwealth Foundation for Public Policy Alternatives operates this website and has created this Privacy Policy to inform you of our collection, use and sharing practices for information that we collect from you…

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Health Care

Medicaid is Broken, Work Requirements Can Help

• Rep. Matt Dowling
• May 7, 2018

Pennsylvanians deserve every opportunity to live fulfilling, prosperous lives. But too often, government programs end up holding back our friends and neighbors by discouraging them from pursuing independence.

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Six Quick Facts on Education Savings Accounts

• Marc LeBlond
• April 28, 2018

Recently, education savings accounts (ESAs) have come under attacks from opponents of this legislation that would allow qualifying families to access the state education funding to purchase approved education services…

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Six Quick Facts on Education Savings Accounts

• April 28, 2018

Recently, education savings accounts (ESAs) have come under attacks from opponents of this legislation that would allow qualifying families to access the state education funding to purchase approved education services…

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Transforming Free-Market Health Care Through Direct Primary Care

• April 28, 2018

Imagine if you and your family could have unlimited access to your doctor and receive individualized wellness care at your home or office? Now imagine you could do all of…

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Transforming Free-Market Health Care Through Direct Primary Care

• April 28, 2018

Imagine if you and your family could have unlimited access to your doctor and receive individualized wellness care at your home or office? Now imagine you could do all of…

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Here’s Why SCOTUS Should Free Teachers from Forced Unionism

• April 28, 2018

As a public school teacher, hundreds of parents entrust me to help their children achieve their potential. Thousands of taxpayers also rely on me to use their resources for the…

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Here’s Why SCOTUS Should Free Teachers from Forced Unionism

• April 28, 2018

As a public school teacher, hundreds of parents entrust me to help their children achieve their potential. Thousands of taxpayers also rely on me to use their resources for the…

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Janus v. AFSCME: What’s at Stake

• Jessica Barnett
• April 28, 2018

Mark Janus loves his job. “Serving others is part of who I am. But in order to do this type of work, I am forced to check my First Amendment…

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Janus v. AFSCME: What’s at Stake

• April 28, 2018

Mark Janus loves his job. “Serving others is part of who I am. But in order to do this type of work, I am forced to check my First Amendment…

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Meet Emily Jae

• April 28, 2018

Emily Jae is the Commonwealth Foundation’s director of entrepreneur engagement in southeastern Pennsylvania. Recently, Emily sat down with Commonwealth Sense to talk about her journey to CF, love of Philadelphia,…

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Meet Emily Jae

• April 28, 2018

Emily Jae is the Commonwealth Foundation’s director of entrepreneur engagement in southeastern Pennsylvania. Recently, Emily sat down with Commonwealth Sense to talk about her journey to CF, love of Philadelphia,…

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A Budget of Contradictions

• Bob Dick
• April 28, 2018

When Gov. Wolf presented his budget proposals for 2018-19 on February 6, his plan was not the one Pennsylvanians needed to hear. Instead, he offered more of the same: a…

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Did You Hear?

• April 28, 2018

“The Commonwealth Foundation … has become a real powerful policy force in Harrisburg to my detriment and the detriment of the things I believe in, but I have to give…

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A Budget of Contradictions

• April 28, 2018

When Gov. Wolf presented his budget proposals for 2018-19 on February 6, his plan was not the one Pennsylvanians needed to hear. Instead, he offered more of the same: a…

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Did You Hear?

• April 28, 2018

“The Commonwealth Foundation … has become a real powerful policy force in Harrisburg to my detriment and the detriment of the things I believe in, but I have to give…

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Note from the Team

• April 28, 2018

In February, Commonwealth Foundation Vice President Jennifer Stefano authored an op-ed in the print and online editions of the New York Times. (Find it here: https://nyti.ms/2IWISqI) It is a…

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Note from the Team

• April 28, 2018

In February, Commonwealth Foundation Vice President Jennifer Stefano authored an op-ed in the print and online editions of the New York Times. (Find it here: https://nyti.ms/2IWISqI) It is a…

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Janus v. AFSCME Resources

• April 11, 2018

Media Clips Greg Hartnett, Fairness Center client and lead plaintiff, Hartnett v. PSEA: Court should free teachers from forced unionism Despite the trust given to me during my 19 years…

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