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As a national thought leader, the Commonwealth Foundation's commentary and insights grace the pages and websites of prominent publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Fox News, Newsweek, The Hill, and many others. Here are some of our most recent editorials and media hits.

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medicaid enrollment

Welfare

Medicaid Fraud Demands Prevention, not Just Prosecution

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 18, 2026

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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Private property rights

Government Accountability

Pennsylvanians’ Constitutional Rights Don’t End at the Edge of Their Yards

  • Megan Martin
  • August 17, 2026
Read More: Pennsylvanians’ Constitutional Rights Don’t End at the Edge of Their Yards

Education

Tax Credit Programs Extend School Choice and Enable Kids to Attend Better Schools

  • Megan Martin
  • August 15, 2026
Read More: Tax Credit Programs Extend School Choice and Enable Kids to Attend Better Schools

Education

School Choice Saves Families Struggling with Affordability

  • Rachel Langan
  • August 13, 2026
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Corbett receiving state pension

  • April 1, 2015

Media Hit

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Weighing the Pennsylvania pension debt

  • March 30, 2015

Media Hit

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OP-ED: Pension politics put taxpayers at risk

  • March 30, 2015

Media Hit

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Crunching Wolf’s budget numbers: Who benefits locally?

  • March 27, 2015

Media Hit

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Open contract negotiations: Let the sunshine in

  • March 25, 2015

Media Hit

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Philadelphia Mayor Proposes Property Tax Hike to Fund Schools

  • March 24, 2015

Media Hit

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York City Schools more violent than Philadelphia School District

  • March 24, 2015

Media Hit

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The Good News, microbrews and U2 – The Commonwealth Foundation’s Matt Brouilette cleans up The Sunday Desktop

  • March 23, 2015

Media Hit

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Pennsylvania lawmakers push for open public-sector union bargaining

  • March 23, 2015

Media Hit

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Is Pennsylvania ready to boost higher education spending?

  • March 23, 2015

Media Hit

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Fun with funds: Pennsylvania’s $78B budget problem

  • March 23, 2015

Media Hit

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Critic of pension reform is the one who is ‘striking out’: PennLive letters

  • March 23, 2015

Media Hit

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Total cost of Pennsylvania’s proposed budget: $78.6 billion

  • March 20, 2015

Media Hit

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Letter to the Editor: Pa. pension mess needs 401(k)-style fix

  • March 20, 2015

Media Hit

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Arne Duncan’s comments on Pennsylvania school funding ‘misleading’

  • March 20, 2015

Media Hit

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Pay the bill and shut up!

  • March 20, 2015

Media Hit

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How area schools fare under Gov. Tom Wolf budget plan

  • March 16, 2015

Media Hit

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Cabot makes impression in Hazleton

  • March 16, 2015

Media Hit

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Group: Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget could cost Pennsylvania families $1,400

  • March 16, 2015

Media Hit

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Gov. Wolf’s budget is a bad idea

  • March 16, 2015

Media Hit

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Severance Tax Talk Already Reducing Drilling

  • March 16, 2015

Media Hit

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