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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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Energy

Pennsylvania Stopped Costly Energy Taxes. But Government Mandates are Still Driving Up Electricity Bills.

  • Andrew Lewis
  • July 22, 2026

Originally published by TribLIVE. Pennsylvania families, already struggling to afford the rising cost of living, avoided even more expensive utility bills with the recently passed state budget. When Gov.

Read More: Pennsylvania Stopped Costly Energy Taxes. But Government Mandates are Still Driving Up Electricity Bills.

State Budget

Pennsylvania Avoided Tax Hikes—But Only for Now

  • Andrew Lewis
  • July 21, 2026
Read More: Pennsylvania Avoided Tax Hikes—But Only for Now
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Regulation

Government Intervention—not Free Markets—Made Your Housing and Healthcare Unaffordable

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 21, 2026
Read More: Government Intervention—not Free Markets—Made Your Housing and Healthcare Unaffordable
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Welfare

Pennsylvania’s Welfare Error Rate Is High. But New Numbers Provide Hope.

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • July 21, 2026
Read More: Pennsylvania’s Welfare Error Rate Is High. But New Numbers Provide Hope.

Election 2014 in Pennsylvania: what are the real adult issues?

  • October 21, 2014

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Guest Column: Reform pension system before it’s too late

  • October 21, 2014

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Philadelphia becomes battleground for teachers unions

  • October 20, 2014

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Governor’s Race: What would Tom Corbett and Tom Wolf do to create jobs?

  • October 20, 2014

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Tax hikes would hurt York families (letter)

  • October 20, 2014

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Anti-Wolf ads are insulting and condescending: PennLive letters

  • October 20, 2014

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Throngs of teachers gather at Phila. schools HQ to protest their contract cancellation

  • October 17, 2014

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Philly SRC listens to anger for hours, after thousands protest contract cancellation

  • October 17, 2014

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PFTFails.com is a campaign, not ‘astroturf counterprotest’, says think tank

  • October 17, 2014

Media Hit

Read More: PFTFails.com is a campaign, not ‘astroturf counterprotest’, says think tank

3,000 at rally protest teachers’ contract cancellation

  • October 17, 2014

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Thousands join street protest before raucous SRC meeting

  • October 17, 2014

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Schools to get $15M from teachers union benefit changes

  • October 16, 2014

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Parents’ groups protest SRC at district offices

  • October 16, 2014

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‘Dear America, We Give Our Schools Third-World Level Resources…With Love, Philadelphia XOXO’

  • October 16, 2014

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Report shows PA school district’s troubles as partial charter takeover considered

  • October 15, 2014

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Corbett wants to talk taxes, and Wolf is sticking to his talking points

  • October 14, 2014

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Will Pat Browne Go Down With The Ship?

  • October 14, 2014

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Pennsylvania’s legislative term rolls toward closure with a focus on the achievable

  • October 14, 2014

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Read More: Pennsylvania’s legislative term rolls toward closure with a focus on the achievable

York City School District ranked next-to-last in state

  • October 14, 2014

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Read More: York City School District ranked next-to-last in state

Tom Wolf’s ‘Fresh Start’: Vague & stale

  • October 13, 2014

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Rendell cut funding for education, not Corbett

  • October 10, 2014

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