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New Report: Gig-Workers Prefer Flexibility of Portable Benefits
Commonwealth Foundation’s new report analyzes the success of DoorDash’s Portable Benefits Pilot Program in Pennsylvania. Harrisburg, Pa., April 24, 2025 – DoorDash unveiled its portable benefits pilot…
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Andrew Lewis on ‘This Week in Pennsylvania’
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Stephen Bloom joins RJ Harris in the Morning to Talk Tax Reform
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New Analysis Reveals Striking Partisanship of Government Union Spending
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Clarks Summit police chief earns more $113G between his salary and Carbondale pension
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Obamacare Victims Mount
By now we’ve all heard the stories of businesses laying off employees or cutting benefits to avoid the huge penalties and fines that will be levied under Obamacare in 2014…
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Young and Old Will Face Premium Spikes Next Year
With only six days to go before the Obamacare health exchanges are scheduled to open, the federal government finally released some price data for the federal exchanges. Even though…
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It’s Hard to End Underage Drinking While Promoting Alcohol Consumption
Picture yourself at age 16. Now picture your parents giving you a stern talking-to about the dangers of alcohol abuse. “Drinking before you’re 21 is wrong. It’s dangerous and illegal,”…
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Canada Dry? Nope, Alberta is Benefiting from Liquor Privatization
As lawmakers return to Harrisburg for the fall legislative session, liquor privatization will once again be a topic for debate. Fortunately for the people of Alberta, Canada, debate over whether…
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1.7 million in Pa. brace for food stamp reform
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Republican schism grows over ‘Corbettcare’
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Anti-teachers-union push can’t get one Philly teacher to speak out
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Gov. Corbett pledges to keep, expand state CHIP under new health care law
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Pa. Teacher: Union Dues Deduction is “Wage Garnishment”
Did you know school districts and other government agencies collect unions’ dues and political action committee money from payroll, just like a tax? Teachers are speaking out about this…
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Union Abuses Force Pennsylvania Teachers to Speak Out
Did you know teachers’ unions can force many teachers in Pennsylvania to pay dues or a “fair share fee” that’s taken directly out of teachers’ paychecks? What’s more, this withholding…
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TODAY: Pennsylvania Teachers Protest Union Abuses
For Immediate Release The Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Union Abuses Force Pennsylvania Teachers to Speak Out Teacher unions get special treatment; force teachers and taxpayers to…
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Northampton County DA: Gov. Corbett’s privatized liquor plan puts business interests above safety
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Corbett’s health care lite keeps Obamacare as 2014 campaign issue: column
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Corbett says he’ll use Medicaid expansion funds to provide good health care, promote employment
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Corbett would reform Medicaid, cover uninsured through private plans
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School District Takes Lavish Retreat Amid Budget Crisis
If you’re one of the most violent school districts in Pennsylvania, failing your students, and borrowing to make ends meet, would you spend money on a lavish retreat? If…
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