Energy

How PA Can Prevent Deadly Blackouts

• Gordon Tomb
• December 19, 2023

Originally published in the Delaware Valley Journal Having heard witnesses say America’s largest power grid remains unreliable nearly a year after a close call with blackouts last Christmas, Pennsylvania…

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Criminal Justice Reform

CF’s 2020 Vision

• January 1, 2020

The Commonwealth Foundation’s mission sounds pretty simple: transform free-market ideas into public policies so all Pennsylvanians can flourish. Accomplishing that mission—with a divided government, powerful special interests, and a diverse…

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A New Licensing Reform Makes Moving to Pa. a Little Easier

• July 10, 2019

The Fourth of July is always a busy time at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. There’s nothing more American than visiting America’s birthplace on her birthday. With a plethora of historical locations…

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Meet Lenny McAllister

• September 25, 2017

Lenny McAllister joined CF in early 2017 as the first director of entrepreneur engagement in western Pennsylvania. Recently, CF Vice President Jennifer Stefano sat down with Lenny to discuss his…

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Meet Lenny McAllister

• September 25, 2017

Lenny McAllister joined CF in early 2017 as the first director of entrepreneur engagement in western Pennsylvania. Recently, CF Vice President Jennifer Stefano sat down with Lenny to discuss his…

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Government Accountability

Commonwealth Foundation Board Names New President and CEO

• April 12, 2016

Commonwealth Foundation Board Names New President & CEO Executive Vice President Charles Mitchell to Take Helm on July 1 April 12, 2016, HARRISBURG, Pa.—The Commonwealth Foundation Board of…

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Education

Pa. Teachers Unions Among America’s Most Powerful

• Priya Brannick
• October 31, 2012

Pennsylvania’s teachers unions rank fourth among all U.S. states in their strength and influence, according to a report released this week from the Fordham Institute. We trail only Hawaii,…

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Regulation

The State of Inconvenience

• September 13, 2011

Walk into any supermarket in Ohio and you can see shoppers purchasing everything they need for dinner - including the wine to go with it.  In West Virginia, residents can…

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Education

What Do France, Hungary and Pennsylvania Have in Common?

• Priya Brannick
• August 30, 2011

A Hungarian, a Frenchman and a Pennsylvanian walk into a bar…okay, so they may not have the same tastes in beer, but turns out they would have the same ability…

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