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Pa. Supreme Court Protects Private Property in New Ruling
Harrisburg, Pa., July 22, 2026 — In a 7–0 unanimous decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, in Punxsutawney Hunting Club v. Pennsylvania Game Commission, sided with Pennsylvania landowners and ruled against warrantless searches on open fields. Under previous case law, the open…
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Commonwealth Foundation Releases Analysis on 2026-27 Budget Deal
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Pa. Lawmakers Pass 2026-27 State Budget, Blocking Shapiro’s Tax Hikes and Preserving Emergency Savings
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Commonwealth Foundation Applauds Senate Republicans for Advancing Tax Relief and Expanding Educational Opportunity
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Today’s Editorial: Lawmakers should rescue students, parents
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Urban Institute: PA state pension plans get poor rating
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Union Executives “Neutral” on Protecting Children
Legislation to protect children from predators in the classroom has stalled in Harrisburg. Union executives are standing in the way. Currently, teachers who sexually abuse or have…
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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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