Media

Charter school advocates cry foul over Gov. Wolf’s budget

• March 9, 2015

Media Hit

Officials react to Gov. Wolf’s budgetary proposal

• March 9, 2015

Media Hit

Pennsylvania Governor Proposes Major Tax Overhaul

• March 9, 2015

Media Hit

Wolf on increased school spending: ‘This is what the people want’

• March 9, 2015

Media Hit

State Budget

What Would $1,400 Buy? The True Cost of Wolf’s Tax Plan Revealed, News Conference Today

• March 9, 2015

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Wolf Tax Plan Devastating to Families, Elderly, and Small Businesses $1,400 in Groceries Illustrates Sacrifice Wolf Requires of…

Press Release

State Budget

How Big, Bad is Wolf’s Budget?

• Nathan Benefield
• March 6, 2015

The first point of contention on Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget isn’t about his tax increases, or any specific policy item, but rather over the true size of his proposals.

Media

The Wolf agenda: Coddling unions

• March 6, 2015

Media Hit

Property tax relief not permanent

• March 6, 2015

Media Hit

Charter school advocates howling mad over Wolf’s budget

• March 6, 2015

Media Hit

Drilling group says Wolf overestimates expected tax revenue

• March 6, 2015

Media Hit

FACT CHECK: TOM WOLF’S BUDGET – TOM WOLF AND THE PENSION CRISIS

• March 6, 2015

Media Hit

Taxes & Economy

Historic Spending and Tax Hikes Will Hurt Pennsylvanians

• March 5, 2015

Gov. Wolf’s budget proposal expands the size of government and shrinks the size of your wallet. His 2015-2016 budget calls for a net $4.5 billion tax increase, which amounts to …

Media

Republicans: Wolf’s budget taxes, spends more

• March 4, 2015

Media Hit

Middle-class families brace for historical tax increases

• March 4, 2015

Media Hit

Education

Audio: Smarter Spending, not More Spending, Key for State Budget

• Jonathan Reginella
• March 4, 2015

Education proved to be the centerpiece of Gov. Wolf’s budget address, but his facts on school funding get a failing grade. This morning, Nate Benefield, CF’s Vice President of…

Media

Health Care

Supreme Court’s Obamacare Case Could Open Door to Real Healthcare Solutions

• March 4, 2015

Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901   Supreme Court’s Obamacare Case Could Open Door to Real Healthcare Solutions Lawmakers Can Spare Pennsylvanians from Obamacare Regulations, Mandates, and Taxes Good morning,…

Press Release

Opinion: Wolf’s gas tax won’t help students, but will kill their job opportunities

• March 3, 2015

Media Hit

Taxes & Economy

Wolf’s Crushing $4.6 Billion Tax Increase Largest in Pa History

• March 3, 2015

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Wolf’s Crushing $4.6 Billion Tax Increase Largest in Pa History Middle-Class Families Foot the Bill for Massive Tax-and-Spend Plan…

Press Release

Public Union Democracy

Gov. Wolf Authorizes New Union Money-Grab

• Elizabeth Stelle, Nathan Benefield
• March 2, 2015

On Friday, Gov. Tom Wolf issued an executive order that effectively helps SEIU (Service Employees International Union) unionize home health care workers. Many of these workers are simply taking…

Media

Education

Spending More, or Spending More Wisely?

• James Paul
• March 2, 2015

When you purchase a good or service—be it a cheeseburger, a pair of shoes, or a car wash—how do you evaluate its quality? Do you consider the outputs—whether the service…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Fair Share? How Pennsylvania Gas Taxes Compare

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 2, 2015

Pennsylvania is the only top natural gas producing state that doesn’t tax drilling. Sound familiar? It’s a favorite argument of tax proponents, but it misses the big picture. Pennsylvania taxes…

Media