State Budget

Nate Benefield on The Dawn Stensland Show: Common Ground Poll Breakdown

• Nathan Benefield
• April 18, 2024

The juxtaposition between the lack of support for Shapiro’s budget proposal (29%) and the massive support for his unfulfilled campaign promises—like Lifeline Scholarships (77%), lowering the business tax rate (81%),…

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Regulation

Stefano: Occupational licensing holds Pennsylvania back

• March 5, 2024

Hairdressers and make-up artists alike have to deal with excessive and onerous government regulations to earn a living, explains Commonwealth Foundation Executive Vice President and Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Jennifer Stefano in her recent …

Press Release

Regulation

Pennsylvania Needs Regulatory Reform

• Elizabeth Stelle
• January 8, 2024

Originally published at RealClearPennsylvania Katie Walsh owns and operates two businesses: a tattoo parlor and a spa. If she could, Walsh would merge her two businesses. Pennsylvania’s onerous regulations,…

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Regulation

Regulatory Streamlining in Pennsylvania Would Boost Opportunities for State Residents

• James Broughel
• October 25, 2023

Introduction Good morning, members of the Senate Majority Policy Committee. My name is James Broughel and I am a senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute in Washington DC, as…

Testimony

Taxes & Economy

How Pa. Can Show it is Open for Business

• June 9, 2023

Summary Pennsylvania’s economy is performing poorly with high unemployment, low labor force participation, and lackluster job growth. Roughly 40,000 residents left the state last year because of poor economic conditions…

Fact Sheet

Education

Commonwealth Foundation Offers Gov. Shapiro Helping Hand to Deliver on Campaign Promises

• May 17, 2023

Harrisburg, Pa., May 17, 2023 – The Commonwealth Foundation today kicked off an advocacy campaign called “Shapiro’s Promises” to generate support for bipartisan initiatives that Gov. Josh Shapiro committed…

Press Release

Key Issues to Remember as Pennsylvania Counts Its Ballots

• Colleen Hroncich
• November 4, 2020

This election has sucked all the oxygen out of the room for too long. It’s a sign that government in Washington, D.C. has grown way beyond its constitutional bounds. But…

Commentary

Taxes & Economy

Pa. Can Energize Its Energy Sector by Cutting Red Tape—Not with Industry Subsidies

• Gordon Tomb, Tirzah Duren
• July 17, 2020

This week the state legislature passed House Bill 732. The bill—designed to exempt volunteer service providers from a 1 percent realty transfer tax— now offers tax credits to the…

Memo

Health Care

Breaking Down Barriers Following COVID-19

• Tirzah Duren
• May 1, 2020

COVID-19 has kept many Pennsylvanians from frequenting the neighborhood coffee shops, nail salons, or retailers they once took for granted. But that’s not the real tragedy—even after stay at home…

Fact Sheet