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Commission Signs Off on Actuarial Analysis of “Rescue Effort” Pension Reform Plan, Skepticism Abounds

• May 29, 2014

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Report: Pa. needs a 401(k)-style plan for employees

• May 28, 2014

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Regulation

Use School Reserves to Fund Pensions

• Nathan Benefield
• May 28, 2014

In 2013, Pennsylvania school districts increased their reserve funds by $445 million—to a total approaching $4 billion as of June 30, 2013—according to the latest data from…

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Public Union Democracy

Power Cycle Preventing Progress

• May 28, 2014

In a recent Philadelphia Inquirer editorial, the paper expressed its frustration with the lack of progress on critical issues facing the commonwealth. While CF doesn’t agree that all of…

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Regulation

Pension Study: PA’s Economy Can Still Be Saved

• May 27, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 It’s Not Too Late to Save PA’s Economy Pension Reform: Learning from Others May 27, 2014, Harrisburg, Pa. – Pennsylvania…

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Education

Philadelphia Charter Schools Fight for Students

• Jessica Barnett
• May 23, 2014

In the search for a solution to its nearly $30 million year-end deficit—not to mention a projected $216 million budget gap next year—the School District of Philadelphia is once…

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‘Incumbent protection’

• May 22, 2014

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The Detroit Bailout and Meaningful Pension Reform

• May 22, 2014

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It’s not just me

• May 21, 2014

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Education

PA Teacher Speaks Out on Union Issues

• May 16, 2014

Last Wednesday, CF President Matt Brouillette guest hosted WHP580’s Ken Matthews Show in Harrisburg. Matt spent some time talking to Keith Williams, a high school English teacher from New Oxford…

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State Budget

Simple Solutions for Significant State Savings

• Jessica Barnett
• May 15, 2014

Pennsylvania is plagued with budget challenges, but these challenges don’t have to defeat us. We have solutions aimed at improving PA’s fiscal health while growing its economy.  In previous…

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Public Union Democracy

Government Union CEOs Make Their Own Rules

• Nathan Benefield
• May 15, 2014

When questioned about why he failed to register as a lobbyist, UFCW president Wendell Young IV excused himself with a special exemption from the law that doesn’t exist. He told…

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Privatizing liquor: The ad is a lie

• May 15, 2014

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Union leaders under fire for unregistered lobbying

• May 15, 2014

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Regulation

PA Tops in Corporate Welfare

• May 14, 2014

Pennsylvania’s system of economic development subsidies costs taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars annually, yet this spending does little to promote overall job growth. Given the state’s fiscal hurdles,…

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Public Union Democracy

Gov. Unions Play Fast & Loose with the Law

• May 13, 2014

They’re exempt from stalking and harassment laws during labor disputes, and they’re allowed to use taxpayer resources to collect money for candidates and political ads on a daily…

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In Nevada, your child’s school records could cost $10K

• May 13, 2014

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Lights, cameras, tax breaks! PA House OKs more subsidies for Hollywood

• May 13, 2014

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Education

Ignoring Pension Costs Won’t Work

• Nathan Benefield
• May 13, 2014

We’ve mentioned before the big lie of “$1 billion cut from education.”  Part of the reason that lie continues is that union executives ignore a big chunk of education…

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Public Union Democracy

Gov. Union Executives Ignore Law, Harm Workers & Taxpayers

• May 13, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Gov. Union Executives Ignore Law, Harm Workers and Taxpayers Play Fast and Loose With Members’ Money, Fail to Register as…

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Public Union Democracy

Top 5 Reasons We Need a Paycheck Protection Law

• Nathan Benefield
• May 12, 2014

Occasionally I get asked why we need a state law preventing taxpayer resources from being used to collect union political money (“paycheck protection“), when local government can choose to…

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