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Grant Non-Union Teachers Freedom to Associate

• September 17, 2013

I’m a public school librarian in Dauphin County and former elementary school teacher. I decided to quit my union because I was tired of seeing money being forcibly taken from…

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Health Care

Pennsylvania’s Poor and Taxpayers Deserve Better

• September 16, 2013

September 16, 2013, HARRISBURG – Matthew J. Brouillette, president and CEO of the Commonwealth Foundation, released the following statement in response to Gov. Tom Corbett’s “Healthy PA” initiative: We commend…

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Health Care

Healthy PA Can’t Cure Obamacare Disease

• Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
• September 16, 2013

Gov. Corbett today unveiled a “Healthy PA” plan, calling for reforms to Medicaid while also accepting federal “Medicaid expansion” funds to buy insurance for 500,000 or more individuals on the…

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Connellsville underwent an early intervention

• September 16, 2013

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Corbett’s stalled liquor privatization plans revving up again

• September 16, 2013

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Regulation

Privatization Opponent Admits State Stores Don’t Dissuade Drunk Drivers

• September 16, 2013

Liquor privatization will kill your father before you go to college or get married. At least that’s what the UFCW and the PA DUI Association wanted you to believe…

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Corbett expected to make announcement on Medicaid

• September 15, 2013

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Fracking for the poor, a clown car incident and other Dubious Deeds of the Week

• September 13, 2013

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Why I Support A Dues Deduction Ban

• September 13, 2013

I have been a teacher in the public schools for 22 years. For 16 of those years I chose to not be in the PSEA/NEA. Instead, I belonged to a…

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Education

Let Teachers Make Their Own Union Choices

• September 12, 2013

Joe Connolly is a public high school guidance counselor in central Pennsylvania. His school district recently introduced “fair share fees” for non-union workers—meaning educators like Joe will now be forced…

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Taxes & Economy

Fracking Helps Poor More than Government Programs

• Gordon Tomb
• September 10, 2013

The natural gas boom spawned by free enterprise and new technology is doing more to help the poor than LIHEAP, a decades-old welfare program, according to the Wall…

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Public Union Democracy

Is Paying Only $2.50 for Health Care Unreasonable?

• Priya Brannick
• September 10, 2013

If you’ve been watching back-to-school news, you’ve probably heard that teachers unions in three Pennsylvania school districts—Shaler Area, Wyoming Area and Old Forge—have gone on strike. Like…

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Regulation

Say it ain’t so! Joe Makes Bank from the PLCB

• September 6, 2013

Remember PLCB CEO Joe Conti? Boondoggles like wine kiosks and inventory shortages should spring to mind. After six years of these and other questionable decisions that remain under…

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Regulation

The Perplexing Problem with Pensions

• Nathan Benefield
• September 5, 2013

Traditional pensions are plagued by their dependence on guesswork—estimates on economic growth, employee behavior, and investment return—writes Grove City economist Mark Hendrickson in a recent piece. The errors in…

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Regulation

Video: Wine Expert on Privatization

• September 5, 2013

How does it feel to earn a failing grade? Every Pennsylvanian should know—we recently received an “F” in wine consumer friendliness in a report by the American Wine…

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Health Care

Losing the War on Poverty

• Elizabeth Stelle
• September 5, 2013

Bad welfare policy is robbing Pennsylvanians of a better life. Last month, the Cato Institute’s Welfare vs. Work Tradeoff study revealed Pennsylvanians can make more money collecting welfare than…

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Report: Income disparity on rise in state

• September 3, 2013

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Williamsport Sun-Gazette

• September 3, 2013

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Public Union Democracy

“Money in Politics” Fosters Big Government

• Nathan Benefield
• September 3, 2013

You probably hear a lot about “money in politics,” but rarely do pundits correctly identify the largest source of special interest political spending.  According to a new report, big labor…

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Health Care

Mailbag: Burdens of Obamacare

• Elizabeth Stelle
• September 3, 2013

Below are few of the most common questions I’ve received in response to my Philadelphia Inquirer op-ed on the failure of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to help low-income…

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Education

Are Cyber School Students Second-Class Citizens?

• August 30, 2013

Editor’s Note: Jake Swink is a summer intern at Commonwealth Foundation and, starting in September, will be an active duty 2nd Lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force specializing in cyber…

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