Staff

State Budget

Op-Ed: Biden’s spending binge makes Americans poorer, just before the holidays

• Jennifer Stefano
• November 23, 2021

Biden and his allies in Congress need to stop this destructive spending now.

Commentary

State Budget

Op-Ed: How the Taxpayer Protection Act would help Pennsylvania

• Nathan Benefield
• November 22, 2021

It’s time for Pennsylvania lawmakers to return to fiscally responsible governance. Passing the Taxpayer Protection Act is the perfect place to start.

Commentary

Jennifer Stefano discussing supply chain issues on Newsmax

• Jennifer Stefano
• November 18, 2021

Topics on this pageNewsmax…

Media

Op-Ed: East Coast’s Remaining Refineries’ Daunting Domestic Threat

• Gordon Tomb
• November 18, 2021

Originally published at Real Clear Energy The modernization of the Trainer Refinery south of Philadelphia is initially obscured by aged brick buildings and hulking equipment. With closer examination, however,…

Media

Energy

Op-Ed: We can keep Pennsylvania beautiful without making it poor

• Stephen Bloom
• November 18, 2021

The secret is Pennsylvania’s abundant natural gas deposit, the second largest in the world, which produces power with drastically less pollution and just half the carbon emissions of coal.

Commentary

Jennifer Stefano discusses continuing inflation on Newsmax

• Jennifer Stefano
• November 16, 2021

Commonwealth Foundation's Executive Vice President Jennifer Stefano discusses inflation and the stock market on Newsmax's Wake Up America. Topics on this pageInflationNewsmaxStock…

Media

Op-Ed: Open Records Expose How Wolf Admin. Coerced Local Health Dept. Mask Mandates

• Kevin Mooney
• November 16, 2021

Originally published in the Delaware Valley Journal Just as the Commonwealth Court struck down Gov. Tom Wolf’s mask mandate for public school students in a 4-1 decision Wednesday, Bucks…

Media

Statement: Democrats Flee Labor Hearing to Support Public Sector Union Officials

• November 15, 2021

November 15, 2021, Harrisburg, Pa. — Today, Democratic members of the House Labor and Industry Committee walked out of a public hearing covering a collection of government labor reform bills.

Press Release

Education

Jennifer Stefano discussing Democrats’ expensive childcare plans on Fox Business

• Jennifer Stefano
• November 11, 2021

Commonwealth Foundation's Executive Vice President Jennifer Stefano discusses the Democrats' wrong-headed and pricey childcare policies on Fox Business. Topics on this pageChild careEconomic policy…

Media

Taxes & Economy

Top Unemployment Compensation Reforms for Pennsylvania

• November 3, 2021

Overview Pennsylvania should reform its unemployment compensation system to pay down state debt, incentivize hiring, increase labor participation, and minimize fraudulent claims. Reforms should protect unemployment compensation for the individuals…

Fact Sheet

Op-Ed: To Protect Your Nonprofit’s Growth, Protect Your Donors’ Privacy

• Jennifer Stefano
• November 2, 2021

Reporters have the right to keep their sources private. Lawyers don’t have to release their client lists. And non-political charities do not have to share the identities of their donors,…

Commentary

Taxpayer Resources Spent on Lobbying

• November 2, 2021

  Topics on this page GovernmentGovernment spendingPolitical corruptionPublic administrationTaxpayer…

Poll

Commonwealth Foundation Promotes Jennifer Stefano to Executive V.P.

• Michael Torres
• November 1, 2021

November 1, 2021, Harrisburg, Pa. – Commonwealth Foundation, Pennsylvania’s free-market think tank, today announces that Jennifer Stefano has been promoted to the position of Executive Vice President. Her appointment took…

Press Release

Education

Op-Ed: Taxpayers Take School Board to Court for Trying to Silence Parents’ Criticism

• Kevin Mooney
• October 31, 2021

The education bill is moving forward in Pennsylvania as a recent poll from Real Clear Opinion Research found that a strong majority of independents, Democrats, and Republicans say they support…

Commentary

Regulation

Op-Ed: Pennsylvanians can’t afford Biden’s multi-trillion tax-and-spend plan

• Nathan Benefield
• October 30, 2021

With the legislative sausage-making now underway, it’s likely Pennsylvanians would find the menu of specific tax hikes distasteful.

Commentary

Fox Business: CF’s Jennifer Stefano joins Making Money on Fox Business to discuss “Striketober”

• Jennifer Stefano
• October 27, 2021

Topics on this page Fox BusinessStrike actionUniversity of California, Berkeley…

Media

Newsmax: CF’s Jennifer Stefano discusses Joe Biden’s town hall performance on Wake Up America

• Jennifer Stefano
• October 25, 2021

Part 1 Part 2 Topics on this page Joe BidenNewsmaxPolitical Commentary…

Media

Op-Ed: Michigan’s governor should follow Pennsylvania’s on school choice expansions

• Marc LeBlond
• October 23, 2021

If Wolf, who has demonstrated allegiance to teacher unions, can sign massive school choice expansions in Pennsylvania, other governors including Whitmer should as well. Kids need it. Parents want it.

Commentary

Op-Ed: Three Pa. bills to give parents more control over their kids’ education

• Jennifer Stefano
• October 20, 2021

As a devoted James Bond fan, I rushed to see No Time to Die. I don’t usually see much of my own life in Bond’s — but this time, I…

Commentary

Fox Business: CF’s Jennifer Stefano joins Charles Payne to discuss President Biden’s expensive agenda.

• Jennifer Stefano
• October 13, 2021

Topics on this page Fox BusinessJoe Biden…

Media

Op-Ed: Covid didn’t “break” parents

• Elizabeth Stelle
• October 10, 2021

Few things are more sickening than the realization that something you disagree with will happen to your child and there is nothing you can do about it.

Commentary