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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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Early-pay plan could help school districts
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Should Taxpayers Pay for Strippers?
Should individuals be able to spend their welfare benefits on liquor, tobacco, gambling or strippers? Currently, they can. House Bill 907 would codify Department of Welfare electronic benefit card…
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UFCW says liquor privatization may kill kids
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Union Quietly Admits to Using Dues for Politics
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Union Quietly Admits to Using Teachers’ Dues for Politics
This post first appeared on Commonwealth Foundation’s PolicyBlog. Whenever we talk about how teacher and other government unions spend their members’ dues on politics, the most common reaction we…
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Time For Pennsylvania To Get Out Of The Booze Business
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Op-Ed: Pension reform benefits teachers, taxpayers
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Union Quietly Admits to Using Dues for Politics
Whenever we talk about how teacher and other government unions spend their members’ dues on politics, the most common reaction we hear is that simply isn’t true. Workers often hear…
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Will Modified Medicaid Expansion Bring Needed Reforms?
While Pennsylvania waits to learn the fate of the Healthy PA waiver, Indiana is making headlines as the latest state to propose a modified expansion. The Healthy Indiana Plan…
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Pennsylvania is Number One…In Corporate Welfare
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‘Stacked hybrid’ pension plan pitched for long-term savings in Pa.
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Pension reform benefits teachers, taxpayers
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The Road Not Taken: A Summary of Attempts to Ban Gifts from 2006-2014
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Hybrid pension reform plan for future school and state employees draws mixed reviews
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Pennsylvania Food and Commercial Workers Union Has Misreported Lobbying Since 2011
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Commission Signs Off on Actuarial Analysis of “Rescue Effort” Pension Reform Plan, Skepticism Abounds
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Report: Pa. needs a 401(k)-style plan for employees
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Use School Reserves to Fund Pensions
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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