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Fully funded public education must include cyber charters
Originally published at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review When a parent says that a public school isn’t what it used to be, the implication is usually bad. But for Brenda Jesky,…
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Shapiro Failed on School Choice—Again. There’s Hope Despite Him
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Education Needs More Choices—Not More Money
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The 2017-18 Budget Comes to an End: Here’s What You Need to Know
Pennsylvania’s four-month budget battle has come to an end, thanks to an assortment of targeted tax hikes and fee increases along with borrowing and one-time transfers. Unfortunately, lawmakers and the…
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The 2017-18 Budget Comes to an End: Here’s What You Need to Know
Pennsylvania’s four-month budget battle has come to an end, thanks to an assortment of targeted tax hikes and fee increases along with borrowing and one-time transfers. Unfortunately, lawmakers and the…
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Remembering Mr. Anton
I first met Fred Anton in 2002 when I was appointed president of the Commonwealth Foundation. I knew him as Mr. Anton then, and I called him Mr. Anton for…
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Remembering Mr. Anton
I first met Fred Anton in 2002 when I was appointed president of the Commonwealth Foundation. I knew him as Mr. Anton then, and I called him Mr. Anton for…
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Liquor Store Loan? Don’t Bank on It
Have your trips to the liquor store been leaving your wallet a little lighter? That’s because the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, the agency behind our state-run liquor system, recently raised…
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Liquor Store Loan? Don’t Bank on It
Have your trips to the liquor store been leaving your wallet a little lighter? That’s because the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, the agency behind our state-run liquor system, recently raised…
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Changes in the CF Board of Directors
With deep gratitude, the Commonwealth Foundation bid farewell to longtime Board Member Kirk Liddell and Board Chair Jane Leader Janeczek at its Board of Directors meeting in Philadelphia on September…
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Changes in the CF Board of Directors
With deep gratitude, the Commonwealth Foundation bid farewell to longtime Board Member Kirk Liddell and Board Chair Jane Leader Janeczek at its Board of Directors meeting in Philadelphia on September…
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Restoring the Dignity of Work
The benefits of work, such as income, personal satisfaction, and a sense of purpose, are widely known. Yet, major welfare programs treat work as a burden or an inconvenience instead…
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Restoring the Dignity of Work
The benefits of work, such as income, personal satisfaction, and a sense of purpose, are widely known. Yet, major welfare programs treat work as a burden or an inconvenience instead…
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Did You Hear?
Within a single week, thousands of home care workers, educators, and taxpayers were relieved of the governor’s punitive—and unlawful—penalization. First, Gov. Wolf’s administration suspended a mandatory “orientation program” for Pennsylvania…
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Did You Hear?
Within a single week, thousands of home care workers, educators, and taxpayers were relieved of the governor’s punitive—and unlawful—penalization. First, Gov. Wolf’s administration suspended a mandatory “orientation program” for Pennsylvania…
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Note From the Team
The budget battle carried well into the fall, with lawmakers struggling to find a way to pay for the spending plan they passed early this summer. Both chambers came to…
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Note From the Team
The budget battle carried well into the fall, with lawmakers struggling to find a way to pay for the spending plan they passed early this summer. Both chambers came to…
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Remembering Fred Anton
I first met Fred Anton in 2002 when I was appointed president of the Commonwealth Foundation. I knew him as Mr. Anton then, and I called him Mr. Anton for…
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Liquor Store Loan? Don’t Bank on It
Gov. Wolf’s plan to borrow more than $1 billion against PLCB revenue to balance the budget makes little sense. Under Wolf’s plan to “monetize” our liquor system, the state’s General…
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How to Balance the 2017-18 Budget Without Tax Hikes
Here’s how the Pennsylvania House can stop the Senate tax hikes and protect taxpayers from tax hikes and borrowing.
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How to Balance the 2017-18 Budget Without Tax Hikes
Here’s how the Pennsylvania House can stop the Senate tax hikes and protect taxpayers from tax hikes and borrowing.
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Chart of the Month Aug-Sept 2017
General Fund Spending Under Gov. Wolf…
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