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Medicaid Fraud Demands Prevention, not Just Prosecution
Originally published by PennLive. What would you do if someone told you they worked 36 hours per day? If you were the Pennsylvania Department of…
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Pennsylvanians’ Constitutional Rights Don’t End at the Edge of Their Yards
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Tax Credit Programs Extend School Choice and Enable Kids to Attend Better Schools
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School Choice Saves Families Struggling with Affordability
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On voter ID, trust the voters
Originally published at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Last session, Pennsylvania lawmakers advanced a proposed constitutional amendment to require voter identification in elections. The state House and Senate must…
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The Europeanization of American Energy Policy
Originally published at The American Spectator Is there anything a foreign agent of either Russia or China would do differently than European or American policymakers who embrace green energy…
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Blame the Union, Free the Schools
Originally published in the Delaware Valley Journal The commonwealth’s largest teachers union, the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA), recently induced yet another local union into “authorizing” a strike, this…
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Cash bail costs victims the most
Originally published at The Philadelphia Inquirer My friend recently shared a story with me about growing up in an abusive home. He requested I keep his name and personal…
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Krasner Isn’t Philadelphia’s Only Problem—It’s Education System Is
Originally published in The Philadelphia Citizen Underscoring Philadelphia’s crime problem, the Pennsylvania House voted to impeach the City’s district attorney Larry Krasner. As Philadelphia’s…
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State Rep. McClinton can no more declare herself speaker than Trump can declare himself president
Originally published at The Philadelphia Inquirer Democrats would have a lot more credibility accusing former President Donald Trump of undermining democratic norms and the rule of law if they…
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As governor, Shapiro should give Pa. students a ‘lifeline’
Originally published in LNP After months of campaigning — all the rhetoric, the countless negative ads and the record-setting political spending — Pennsylvanians made a decision: We elected a…
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PSSA Results Show Students Need a Lifeline from Failing Schools and Special Interests
Originally published in the Delaware Valley Journal Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) released statewide scores from spring’s Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) exams. The results are…
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Bloomberg Could Benefit From Climate Rules He Helped Craft
Originally published at The Daily Signal Billionaire businessman Mike Bloomberg, the former New York mayor and presidential candidate, is poised to benefit financially from proposed rules requiring climate disclosures…
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Maryland’s Lesson: Nurse Practitioner Reform Will Increase Health Care Access
Originally published at RealClearHealth Sandra Nettina, a Maryland nurse practitioner (NP), walked into the family room of a 65-year-old woman with severe rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. It was another…
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The False Assumptions Behind Climate Regulations in Pennsylvania
Originally published at RealClearEnergy While they were in the majority, Pennsylvania House Republicans spent their political capital to advance American energy independence, free speech rights, and scientific integrity. Unlike…
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Gone are the days when Republicans cared about fiscal responsibility
Originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer In 2010, I was one of thousands of Americans marching in Washington, D.C., demanding to be heard by politicians who were putting…
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Shapiro Should Follow Tennessee’s Lead on Dealing with Unions
Originally published in RealClearPennsylvania After contributing nearly $11 million to Governor-elect Josh Shapiro’s campaign, executives of Pennsylvania’s biggest labor union will surely expect a return on their investment. But…
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Director of Policy Analysis Elizabeth Stelle on WFMZ November 21, 2022
Giving nurse practitioners full practice authority would help eliminate at least half of the healthcare shortage areas in Pennsylvania.
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Remove barriers to increase health care access in Western Pa.
Originally published at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Nearly three years after the onset of the covid-19 pandemic, hospitals still struggle with significant labor shortages. Health care workers are…
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Republicans blew the 2022 election. That’s good for America.
Originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer Being a lifelong Philadelphia sports fan has prepared me for being politically allied with Republicans — endlessly coping with disappointment. 2022 delivered once…
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Commonwealth Foundation Executive VP Jennifer Stefano on Newsmax Nov 17, 2022
Commonwealth Foundation Executive Vice President Jennifer Stefano discusses the FTX scandal on Newsmax on November 17, 2022.
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Shapiro’s campaign promises offer blueprint for bipartisanship
Originally published in The Patriot-News In the past few months, Pennsylvanians have seen their share of negative ads making radical claims—that one party is hell-bent on destroying democracy…
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Jennifer Stefano on America’s Newsroom on November 15, 2022
Commonwealth Foundation Executive Vice President Jennifer Stefano discusses crime in the Philadelphia area on Fox News.
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Pa.’s corporate welfare for select businesses keeps the state down
Originally published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Just before the end of the legislative season, Pennsylvania lawmakers passed a package of tax credits that will, over time, dole out $2…
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Liberty is the only good we all truly share in common
Originally published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette On election day, we focus on our differences, but at the core of the American experience is one unifying idea: That all people…
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