Is Shapiro Different?

• Common Sense Weekly
• February 26, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania. Josh Shapiro isn’t a “different Democrat” Gov. Josh…

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Broken Promises

• Common Sense Weekly
• February 19, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania. Shapiro’s Broken Promises are Breaking Pennsylvania Everyone knows…

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What’s Shapiro Hiding?

• Common Sense Weekly
• February 13, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues being debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania. Governor Shapiro’s Super Bowl Appearance Highlights…

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Education

Every Child Is Unique — That’s Why School Choice is Common Sense

• Colleen Hroncich
• January 31, 2020

No single school can meet the needs of every child who happens to live within a certain radius. No one thinks the government should assign people to a grocery store,…

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State Budget

How Lawmakers Can Revive Pa.’s Economy

• June 18, 2018

A look at job growth and labor force trends over the past few years reveals the Keystone State’s economy to be stagnant or, at best, overshadowed by robust growth in…

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State Budget

Lawmakers Call for Common Sense Spending Plan

• Elizabeth Stelle
• February 2, 2018

In advance of next week's budget address by the governor, 10 House lawmakers held a press conference on Thursday to offer positive budget solutions. The Common Sense Caucus brought attention to…

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Criminal Justice Reform

Commonsense Can Correct Corrections

• Matthew Brouillette
• May 22, 2012

Kyle, a convicted burglar sentenced to 1-3 years in Pennsylvania state prison, was granted parole in June 2011, but spent an extra 100 days in jail, not because he failed…

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Blog Roundup

• August 11, 2010

Here’s some recent link love for CF: PhillyNow criticizes Rendell’s “inability” to make budget cuts, while pointing to CF’s A Taxpayer’s Budget, which identifies $4 billion in possible…

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Government Accountability

Common Sense on Legislative Size

• Nathan Benefield
• October 20, 2009

Paul Jacob’s latest “Common Sense” deals with the size of the Pennsylvania Legislature.  Jacob advises: [D]on’t cut the size of the legislature. But by all means cut the…

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