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President and CEO Charles Mitchell on Philadelphia’s Morning Answer with Chris Stigall
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VP Josh Shapiro? Ad Spotlights Governor’s Failed Leadership
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Governor Shapiro’s Do-Nothing Record Makes Him a Perfect Fit for Vice President
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New Ad Highlights Shapiro’s Historic Ineffectiveness
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Audio: School Choice Offers New Direction to Academic Excellence
Pennsylvania’s students deserve the best education opportunities available, and the recent academic performance of York City School District—the second lowest district in the state—makes clear that we can do better…
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Democrat Tom Wolf sworn in as Pennsylvania’s 47th governor
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Both sides of the aisle react to Governor Wolf’s speech
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On Inauguration Day, Campaign Rhetoric Meets Governing Reality
For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 On Inauguration Day, Campaign Rhetoric Meets Governing Reality “Math” will challenge Gov. Wolf’s unaffordable campaign promises…
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Top Lehigh Valley teachers had $95,000 paychecks in 2012-13
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Incoming Gov. Wolf targets higher earners to fetch more income taxes
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York City School District questions await Wolf team
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Gov. Tom Corbett’s legacy figures to be unfulfilled promise
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State records: Businesses miss job pledges, but taxpayer money at stake
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Wolf, lawmakers: Use bonds to battle deficit?
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How to Help the Poor Leave Poverty Behind
Making “the rich” pay higher taxes will miraculously help the poor. This antiquated idea is the conclusion of a recent paper released by the…
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Are Charter Schools Too Popular?
Of the 40 applications for new charter schools in Philadelphia, surely a few should not be approved by the School Reform Commission (SRC). Each individual applicant has…
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Tom Wolf’s agenda: Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 an hour
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Future of Pennsylvania charter schools hangs in balance of York City Schools recovery
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Audio: Mary’s Law Ends Unfair Political Privilege
Government unions have the luxury of using taxpayers’ resources—which should never be used for politics—to collect their political dues money and direct campaign contributions. Simultaneously, these unions have been wrongly…
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Union-Backed Political Group Not Accountable
Here’s your daily dose of irony: Pennsylvanians for Accountability, a union-backed political nonprofit, may have to pay a $50,000 fine for its lack of accountability. According to The Center…
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Want to save money, Gov.-elect Wolf? You can start by trimming prison costs: Angus Love and Ann Schwartzman
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Pension casts a ‘cloud’ on district financial outlook
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The right way to fund Pennsylvania schools
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Doing Business in Pennsylvania Can Be Taxing
This post was updated to reflect the most recent data available. Tax policy may not be as exciting as discussing Golden Globe winners, but few topics rise to the level…
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