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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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Doing Teacher Evaluations and Seniority Right
George Parker is a veteran math teacher and former head of the teachers union in Washington, DC. As union president, he spearheaded with then-Chancellor Michelle Rhee reforms removing seniority…
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Super PAC will Super Size Union Dues in Politics
You may have read articles about a federal judge allowing a “Super PAC” to operate in Pennsylvania to attack Republicans. Effectively, Super PACs can collect and spend unlimited amounts…
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LETTER: Make unions collect their own dues
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Fact Check, Please! Anti-Liquor Privatization Study Falls Short
As several states (Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Oregon) look to rid themselves of antiquated government-run liquor systems, the defenders of state-control status quo are fighting back harder than ever. And some…
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Your View: Charter Schools Damage Public Schools
Most teachers I know are aware of the school funding issues you make. But we are down to bare bones in our school district. Every week we are…
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Commonwealth Foundation goes nose-to-nose with the unions over Pennsylvania K-12 funding
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Paycheck protection or paycheck deception?
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State House to Tackle Union Violence
Federal charges of racketeering and arson against several Philadelphia union members, who called themselves The Helpful Union Guys (or T.H.U.G.s) has renewed interest in closing a loophole in…
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Turnpike’s chief compliance officer resigns, cites family matters
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Paycheck Protection on Speaker’s Agenda
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Could Pa. benefit from ‘border bleed’ when others come here to buy booze?
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Commonwealth Foundation, if you live in a glass house … : Matt Zencey
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UPMC fray a sticky situation for Peduto
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GOP says privatizing LCB could aid budget
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Cumberland County Commissioner Hertzler votes no to ‘paycheck protection’
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Commonwealth Foundation Blasts Teacher’s Union
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Union Dues Still Fund Politics & Union Members Don’t Like It
Last night, I spoke with ABC 27 about polling that shows the vast majority of union household support ending taxpayer collection of union political money. See the video…
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