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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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Health Care

Rising Premiums and Sweeping Fraud—Government Fails to Deliver Quality Care

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • October 8, 2026

Originally published by the Gettysburg Times. It’s another year and another premium hike for Pennsylvanians. Whether you get your health insurance from your job or on…

Read More: Rising Premiums and Sweeping Fraud—Government Fails to Deliver Quality Care
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Education

He Was Never Supposed to Talk. Now His Parents’ Nonprofit Helps Hundreds of Kids Find Their Voice

  • Rachel Langan
  • October 5, 2026
Read More: He Was Never Supposed to Talk. Now His Parents’ Nonprofit Helps Hundreds of Kids Find Their Voice
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Health Care

Pennsylvania Can’t Afford Democrats’ Failed Single-Payer Fantasy

  • Kevin Kane
  • September 29, 2026
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Government Accountability

State’s Proposed Health Regulation Changes Would Allow Unchecked Power

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 26, 2026
Read More: State’s Proposed Health Regulation Changes Would Allow Unchecked Power

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

  • October 21, 2014

Media Hit

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

  • October 21, 2014

Media Hit

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Philadelphia becomes battleground for teachers unions

  • October 20, 2014

Media Hit

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

  • October 20, 2014

Media Hit

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Tax hikes would hurt York families (letter)

  • October 20, 2014

Media Hit

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Anti-Wolf ads are insulting and condescending: PennLive letters

  • October 20, 2014

Media Hit

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

  • October 17, 2014

Media Hit

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

  • October 17, 2014

Media Hit

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

  • October 17, 2014

Media Hit

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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

Media Hit

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Parents’ groups protest SRC at district offices

  • October 16, 2014

Media Hit

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

  • October 16, 2014

Media Hit

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

  • October 15, 2014

Media Hit

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

  • October 14, 2014

Media Hit

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

  • October 13, 2014

Media Hit

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Rendell cut funding for education, not Corbett

  • October 10, 2014

Media Hit

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