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PA House Democrats Pass Unbalanced, Reckless Spending Bill
Harrisburg, Pa., July 14, 2025 — Today, Pennsylvania House Democrats passed the General Appropriations Act (HB 1330), their version of a budget bill, which includes a $2.9 billion spending increase.
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OBBB Delivers Historic Expansion of Educational Choice, Sweeping Reforms
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WATCH: Megan Martin on PCN Discussing State Budget, Mass Transit Bail-out, and More
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Shapiro, House Democrats Miss the Budget Deadline Again, With No Deal in Sight
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Campaigns maneuver to shape — or reshape — school funding story
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Writer got it wrong on Medicaid expansion: PennLive letters
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Monopolizing Success
Is it time to wave the white flag on liquor privatization? After all, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board (PLCB) reported record revenue and transfers to the state’s General Fund…
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LCB posts record sales of more than $2.2 billion
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To fix districts’ finances, address pensions, choice
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Clear gains from wide school investments
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Anatomy of a GOP Disaster: Losing Pennsylvania
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Great Communicators: Pension Reform
Ed. note: These are the remarks given by Dawn Meling, CF’s director of marketing & outreach, at the Great Communicators Tournament in Denver, CO. on September 25, 2014. Thank…
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Healthy PA Approved, but Still Room to Improve
On Thursday, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced approval of the Healthy PA waiver, including a new private coverage option. But the approved waiver severely limited…
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Corbett, school spending: Did he really cut $1 billion from education? (Pa. Fact Finder)
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Lies from PSEA Leadership
Repeating the same lie over and over does not make it magically come true. Yet this hasn’t stopped the Pennsylvania State Education Association (PSEA) leadership from an…
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Pa. GOP Wants To Decriminalize Out-Of-State Liquor Sales
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Governor Corbett announces “Healthy PA” to provide health insurance to poorer residents
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Half a million Pennsylvanians to gain healthcare coverage
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Study gives Pennsylvania barely passing marks in economic performance and job growth
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Government approves compromise on Corbett’s alternative Medicaid plan
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Pennsylvania Deserves Flexibility in Medicaid Reform
For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Without Fed’s Flexibility, Commonwealth Should Walk Away from Healthy PA August 28, 2014, HARRISBURG, Pa.—The Commonwealth Foundation commends Gov. Corbett for…
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FORMER INDIANA SUPERINTENDENT JOINS SCHOOL FUNDING EFFORT
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Misconceptions cloud Pa. school funding debate
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Commonwealth Foundation: Pa. voters lowball education funding
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