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Pennsylvania Schools Have a Student Shortage: Districts on Hiring Spree Even as Enrollment Falls

• August 30, 2022

Harrisburg, PA – The Commonwealth Foundation, Pennsylvania’s leading free-market public policy research organization, reported today that despite declining public school enrollments, Keystone State school funding has significantly increased fueling a significant…

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$2,000 Stimulus Payments Will Drive Excessive Spending and Inflation

• August 2, 2022

August 2, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. — Today, Gov. Tom Wolf joined Democrat lawmakers in again calling for $2,000 direct payments to Pennsylvanians, this time using General Fund state tax…

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Tax Credit Scholarship Expansion Big Win for Waitlisted Pennsylvania Kids, Amid Growing Demand

• July 8, 2022

July 8, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. – The Pennsylvania legislature increased educational opportunities for Pennsylvania children, especially those from low- and middle-income homes, by including a $125 million expansion for tax…

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PA Budget: Unsustainable spending, some big wins

• July 7, 2022

July 7, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. – The Pennsylvania House of Representatives today passed a state budget plan that exceeds Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget proposal by $300 million, with ongoing spending…

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Commonwealth Foundation Warns Governor: Don’t Inflate the Budget

• June 22, 2022

June 22, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. — The Commonwealth Foundation today urged Pennsylvania state legislators to resist Gov. Tom Wolf’s efforts to “inflate the budget” in the face of skyrocketing inflation ravaging Pennsylvanians’…

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Pa. Senate Committee Passes Lifeline Scholarships

• June 21, 2022

June 21, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. —Today, the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee approved a bill to extend Lifeline Scholarships to students in underperforming school districts. House Bill 2169, sponsored by…

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Commonwealth Foundation Applauds Senate Action to Reduce Corporate Net Income Tax

• June 15, 2022

Harrisburg, Penn. – The Commonwealth Foundation today commended the Pennsylvania Senate’s passage of two bills that would reduce Pennsylvania’s corporate net income (CNI) tax. With the second-highest CNI tax rate in…

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Pa. House Committee Passes Liquor Privatization Bill

• June 8, 2022

June 8, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. — Wednesday, the Pennsylvania House Liquor Control Committee passed a bill that would end state control of liquor sales. House Bill 2272, sponsored by…

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70% of Pennsylvanians believe the state is going in the wrong direction, something that may affect their vote: poll

• June 2, 2022

Originally published at The Patriot -News Nearly seven in 10 Pennsylvanians believe Pennsylvania is headed in the wrong direction and a majority believe the state’s business climate…

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New Poll Shows Pennsylvanians Demand a New Path Forward Post-Primary

• June 2, 2022

68% say things in Pennsylvania have “pretty seriously gotten off on the wrong track” More than 8-in-10 respondents support overhauling education, taxes, and employee rights Commonwealth Foundation’s…

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Commonwealth Foundation Executive VP Jennifer Stefano appears on Newsmax on May 10, 2022

• Jennifer Stefano
• May 10, 2022

Topics include the housing market, private businesses doing more for Ukraine than the U.N., and more!…

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Pa. House Passes Lifeline Scholarship Bill

• April 27, 2022

April 27, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. — Today, the Pennsylvania House passed a bill to offer Lifeline Scholarships to students in underperforming school districts. House Bill 2169, sponsored by Reps.

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Pa. Senate Fails to Override Governor’s Veto

• April 5, 2022

April 5, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. — Monday, the Pennsylvania Senate failed to override Gov. Tom Wolf’s January veto of SCR 1, the concurrent resolution rejecting the state’s entrance into the…

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 Pa. House Committee Passes Student Scholarship Bill

• March 29, 2022

March 29, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. — Today, the Pennsylvania House Education Committee approved a bill to offer Lifeline Scholarships to students in underperforming school districts. HB 2169, sponsored by…

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Gov. Wolf Acts Unilaterally to Stifle Charter Schools

• March 22, 2022

March 22, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. — On Monday, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) approved Gov. Tom Wolf’s proposed regulations for Pennsylvania charter schools. The governor pushed the new…

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Two-Year Anniversary of Gov. Wolf’s Shutdown

• March 18, 2022

March 18, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. — This weekend marks two years since Gov. Tom Wolf’s arbitrary, unilateral shutdown of Pennsylvania’s “non-life-sustaining” businesses. On March 19, 2020,…

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Jennifer Stefano Discusses Business and Market Headlines on Newsmax

• March 7, 2022

Executive Vice President of the Commonwealth Foundation Jennifer Stefano joined Newsmax on March 7, 2022 to discuss the latest business and market headlines.

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Jennifer Stefano on Newsmax 3.7.2022

• Jennifer Stefano
• March 7, 2022

Executive Vice President of the Commonwealth Foundation Jennifer Stefano joined Newsmax in the 8:00 A.M. hour to talk about Russia, Ukraine, and the economic impact of the conflict.

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News Release: Pa. State Test Scores Confirm Decline in Student Learning

• March 7, 2022

March 7, 2022, Harrisburg Pa. – After a multi-month delay, the Pennsylvania Department of Education released on Friday student test scores for the 2021 Pennsylvania System of School Assessment…

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Study: Labor reforms save taxpayers billions and spark economic growth

• February 24, 2022

Feb. 24, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. — A new Commonwealth Foundation report examines the impact Wisconsin’s Act 10 has had on balancing budgets, stimulating the economy, and enacting school choice legislation.

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Commonwealth Foundation Executive Vice President Jennifer Stefano on Newsmax

• Jennifer Stefano
• February 22, 2022

Commonwealth Foundation Executive Vice President Jennifer Stefano discusses the economic effect of rising gas prices in February.

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