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Taxes & Economy

Federal Tax Reform Helps Middle-Class Families

• Charles Mitchell
• December 18, 2017

Hardworking families in Pennsylvania are burdened by an onerous federal tax structure that hinders rather than promotes economic growth and prosperity. That’s why Congress is working to overhaul the broken…

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Education

Education Savings Accounts

• December 8, 2017

Education savings accounts (ESAs) empower parents to customize their child's education. Administered by the state but controlled by the parents, ESAs can be used for multiple educational services. If enacted…

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Public Union Democracy

It’s Time to Enact Paycheck Protection Once and For All

• Jessica Barnett
• December 4, 2017

Here's the bottom line: Taxpayers shouldn't be the middleman for anyone's political agenda, which is why Pa. needs SB 166.

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Restoring Integrity to an Unfair System

• November 30, 2017

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The 2017-18 Budget Comes to an End: Here’s What You Need to Know

• Bob Dick, Elizabeth Stelle
• November 9, 2017

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

• November 9, 2017

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

• Matthew Brouillette
• November 9, 2017

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

• November 9, 2017

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

• Nathan Benefield
• November 9, 2017

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

• November 9, 2017

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

• November 9, 2017

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

• November 9, 2017

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

• Elizabeth Stelle
• November 9, 2017

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

• November 9, 2017

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?

• November 9, 2017

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?

• November 9, 2017

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

• November 9, 2017

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

• November 9, 2017

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

• Matthew Brouillette
• November 3, 2017

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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Regulation

Liquor Store Loan? Don’t Bank on It

• Nathan Benefield
• October 16, 2017

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

• September 27, 2017

Here’s how the Pennsylvania House can stop the Senate tax hikes and protect taxpayers from tax hikes and borrowing.

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