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Double-Down on Reinventing Government

• April 27, 2017

What's different about Wolf's third budget address? Record-setting income and sales tax increases? Gone. Partisan rhetoric? Mollified. Massive spending hikes? Absent. Instead, Wolf targeted bureaucratic waste to close the ever-widening…

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Did You Hear April-May

• April 27, 2017

We applaud the House and Speaker Turzai for acting to give thousands more students access to educational options that best meet their unique needs. …

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Did You Hear April-May

• April 27, 2017

We applaud the House and Speaker Turzai for acting to give thousands more students access to educational options that best meet their unique needs. …

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Note from the Team April-May

• April 27, 2017

The Commonwealth Foundation team is growing! …

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Note from the Team April-May

• April 27, 2017

The Commonwealth Foundation team is growing! …

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Regulation

Op-Ed: End Perks for the Politically Connected

• April 11, 2017

We deserve better than a system that favors the politically connected. An environment where people can advance based on merit, not lobbying prowess, will put cities like Scranton back on…

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Regulation

A Guide to Corporate Welfare in Pennsylvania

• April 6, 2017

Pennsylvania's culture of corporate welfare is pervasive. The current system rewards businesses for their lobbying prowess rather than their ability to effectively serve consumers' needs.

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Education

Op-Ed: The Cure for ‘March Madness’

• James Paul
• April 5, 2017

While the NCAA basketball tournament had the nation on the edge of its seat, Philadelphia students faced their own version of March Madness—full of drama, heartache, and uncertainty, but with far more…

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Public Union Democracy

Op-Ed: Time to End Special-Interest Loophole

• Jessica Barnett
• March 24, 2017

Subverting public resources for political gain will not be tolerated. Except when it is. Pennsylvania government regularly collects and distributes tens of millions of dollars earmarked for politics on behalf of…

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Education

Op-Ed: Is the Sky Falling on Children’s Education?

• James Paul
• February 24, 2017

In the aftermath of Betsy DeVos’s confirmation as Secretary of Education, opponents predict she could decimate public education. Their perspective is misguided, unsupported by facts, and ultimately harmful for the future…

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National Spotlight

• February 14, 2017

After the election, Commonwealth Foundation and our friends throughout the State Policy Network received national attention. Here are some of the highlights.

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National Spotlight

• February 14, 2017

After the election, Commonwealth Foundation and our friends throughout the State Policy Network received national attention. Here are some of the highlights.

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Shifting the Budget Paradigm with Five Reforms

• Elizabeth Stelle
• February 14, 2017

What if, instead of viewing bills as non-negotiable, we actually asked “why” spending keeps rising? From duplicate programs to politically favored businesses to operational redundancies, the cost-drivers in the state…

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Shifting the Budget Paradigm with Five Reforms

• February 14, 2017

What if, instead of viewing bills as non-negotiable, we actually asked “why” spending keeps rising? From duplicate programs to politically favored businesses to operational redundancies, the cost-drivers in the state…

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School Choice: Helping One Student at a Time

• February 14, 2017

A charter school graduate explains why school choice is so meaningful to his family.

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School Choice: Helping One Student at a Time

• February 14, 2017

A charter school graduate explains why school choice is so meaningful to his family.

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Chart of the Month Jan-Feb 17

• February 14, 2017

For the first time since 1985, Pennsylvania’s total population declined last year, falling by more than 7,600. In state-to-state migration alone, Pennsylvania lost one resident every 11.5 minutes from July 2015 to…

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Chart of the Month Jan-Feb 17

• February 14, 2017

For the first time since 1985, Pennsylvania’s total population declined last year, falling by more than 7,600. In state-to-state migration alone, Pennsylvania lost one resident every 11.5 minutes from July 2015 to…

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Note from the Team Jan-Feb 17

• February 14, 2017

Our website has a brand new look, and Commonwealth Sense now has a digital home! Also, a teammate returns and a taxpayer victory...

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Note from the Team Jan-Feb 17

• February 14, 2017

Our website has a brand new look, and Commonwealth Sense now has a digital home! Also, a teammate returns and a taxpayer victory...

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Investor Profile: Chet Beiler

• Charles Mitchell
• February 14, 2017

Chet Beiler runs the nation’s leading gazebo retailer and, along with his wife, Sharon, is a longtime supporter of the Commonwealth Foundation. Recently, Charles Mitchell sat down with Chet at…

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