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State Budget

State Senate Committee Advances Taxpayer Protection Act

• April 21, 2015

Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Senate Committee Advances Taxpayer Protection Act Legislation Protects Pennsylvanians from Out-of-Control State Spending Good afternoon,…

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Pennsylvania Lawmaker Proposes ‘Taxpayer Protection’ Bill

• April 21, 2015

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Public Union Democracy

This Unionization Scheme is About Money

• Nathan Benefield
• April 20, 2015

I am angry. As my colleague Dawn pointed out last week, ballots were mailed to home health care workers asking them whether or not they want to be represented by the…

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Public Union Democracy

Wolf Only One NOT Calling Home Care Action Unionization | NEWS RELEASE

• April 20, 2015

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Gov. Wolf Only One NOT Calling Home Care Action Unionization Unionization Not a Secret to Self-Described Home Care Union…

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Home health care workers encouraged to unionize in PA as Gov. Wolf denies involvement

• April 20, 2015

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Education

Video: Tax Credit Scholarships Give Options to Thousands

• Jonathan Reginella
• April 17, 2015

The Educational Improvement Tax Credit program (EITC) offers businesses the chance to be more involved in their communities by offering tax credits in exhange for sholarship funding. This program allows…

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Solar subsidies debate heats up in Pennsylvania

• April 17, 2015

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Public Union Democracy

“This is Not a Union Ballot”

• April 15, 2015

This is not a union ballot, according Jeffrey Sheridan, press secretary for Gov. Wolf. The ballot you see was mailed to a home health care worker. Gov. Wolf…

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Wolf camp disputes assertion of home-care ‘union ballot’

• April 15, 2015

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Taxes & Economy

The Worst “Subsidy” Study You’ll Never Read

• Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
• April 14, 2015

The radical environmentalist group and corporate welfare lobbyist PennFuture has updated an absurd study about the “subsidies” Pennsylvania taxpayers pay for fossil fuels. While we oppose subsidies for any industry, most…

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Wolf criticizes UPMC wages; health giant suggests union motivations

• April 14, 2015

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Public Union Democracy

Wolf’s Stealth Unionization is Happening Now

• Nathan Benefield
• April 14, 2015

Two lawsuits filed in Commonwealth Court last week say Gov. Wolf’s February executive order is an illegal attempt to unionize thousands of Pennsylvania homecare workers. But…

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Secret ballot to unionize PA home health care workers emerges

• April 14, 2015

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Wolf order on home care workers illegal, conservative think tank says

• April 14, 2015

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Health Care

Ambush Election Confirms Wolf’s Deceptive Homecare Order is Union Gift

• April 14, 2015

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation (717) 671-1901 Ambush Election Confirms Wolf’s Deceptive Homecare Order is Union Gift SEIU & AFSCME Rush Union Vote After Lawsuits Expose…

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Gov. Wolf thinks pension funds paying too much in fees

• April 12, 2015

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Tax calculator: How Gov. Wolf’s budget would affect you in Allegheny County

• April 12, 2015

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UPMC claims union ties bias Wolf against health giant

• April 11, 2015

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State Budget

Pennsylvania’s Economy Ranks a Dismal 39th

• April 10, 2015

Is placing 39 out of 50 in any competition acceptable? Most people would say no, which is why a new index published by the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC)…

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Will the Wagner plan to privatize liquor be the catalyst that finally gets this done?

• April 10, 2015

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Regulation

Audio: Reforming Pennsylvania’s Pension System

• Jonathan Reginella
• April 9, 2015

While Gov. Wolf seems to think borrowing money will solve the pension crisis, the commonsense approach to getting out of our $53 billion pension hole is to “stop digging”–i.e., stop…

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