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Here’s the true cost of the minimum wage: Elizabeth Stelle and John R. Bouder

• January 8, 2014

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Welfare

War on Poverty: 50 Years of Failing People

• Elizabeth Stelle
• January 8, 2014

On January 8, 1964, Lyndon Johnson launched America’s “War on Poverty.” After 50 years, it’s clear poverty is winning. After five decades and more than $20 trillion in taxpayer…

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Education

Philly Schools Spending Crisis Set to Grow

• January 7, 2014

$3.1 billion is a lot to spend for violent and failing schools. A Pennsylvania Independent report by Maura Pennington examines the School District of Philadelphia’s new budget and highlights…

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Multiple issues confront Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled General Assembly

• January 7, 2014

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Public Union Democracy

Video: Government Unions’ Political Power Cycle

• Nathan Benefield
• January 7, 2014

How do government union leaders use their unfair political advantage to promote bad policies? Our latest video looks at how government unions have…

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Public Union Democracy

Government Unions’ Lottery Misinformation Campagin

• Elizabeth Stelle
• January 6, 2014

“Save the PA Lottery,” “Seniors pay the price,” and “Corbett’s secretive scheme” are just a few examples of how government union bosses employed scare tactics to conduct a massive misinformation…

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Kerry meets Snoop

• January 6, 2014

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Public Union Democracy

Poll: Healthy Majority Back Paycheck Protection

• January 3, 2014

Pennsylvanians oppose requiring union members to contribute to political causes antithetical to their beliefs, according to Harper Polling’s year end survey conducted last month. The polling firm asked 604…

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Taxes & Economy

EPA Regulations Threaten Pennsylvania Jobs

• Gordon Tomb
• January 3, 2014

The prospects for Pennsylvania coal industry have gotten so bad that Tom Crooks has contemplated moving his company from the state to find greener pastures Crooks is vice…

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Regulation

2014: A Year for Pension Reform

• Jessica Barnett
• January 2, 2014

Pension reform promises to be on the forefront of the legislative agenda in the new year, and for good reason. PSERS and SERS, the state’s two pension systems for…

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Commonwealth Financing Authority’s $2.3B in state projects examined

• January 2, 2014

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Education

VIDEO: Charter Schools Threatened by Punitive Rules

• January 2, 2014

With a waiting list 30,000 students long, you’d think Philadelphia would be working to expand the reach of charter schools. Sadly, Philadelphia’s School Reform Commission is seeking just the opposite, …

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Supporter Survey

• January 1, 2014

Supporter Survey…

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Education

Top 5 Articles of 2013

• Nathan Benefield
• December 31, 2013

Yesterday, we gave you the 5 most popular blog posts of 2013.  Today, we are highlighting the 5 most read articles of 2013 on our website. 1) The (Growing)…

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Governor Corbett ends bid that would privatize the lottery

• December 30, 2013

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Education

Top 5 Blog Posts of 2013

• Nathan Benefield
• December 30, 2013

As 2013 winds to a close, we thought we’d run down the top stories of the past year.  Here are Commonwealth Foundation’s top 5 blog posts, as chosen by you…

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Guest Voice of Nathan A. Benefield: Pa. state pensions must be reformed

• December 20, 2013

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Pension Woes Have Cities, States Eyeing 401(k) Style Plans

• December 20, 2013

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Thousands in NEPA losing jobless benefits

• December 20, 2013

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Your Fair Share Fee Questions Answered

• December 19, 2013

Following Rob’s e-mail this month on why he resigned from his union and became a fair share fee payer, we received questions on the process involved. Well,…

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Education

PODCAST: StudentsFirst & Performance Profiles

• December 19, 2013

In our latest podcast, Ashley DeMauro, PA state director for StudentsFirst, discusses Pennsylvania’s recently implemented school performance profiles. What do they measure? How can parents learn about their…

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