Public Union Democracy

Unions Spend Big on Politics—Often at the Expense of Their Members

  • David Osborne
  • November 13, 2025

Originally published by Broad + Liberty. Pennsylvania’s judicial-retention election was the biggest in the commonwealth’s history. This seemingly innocuous off-year election drew at least …

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Shapiro Speech Rings Hollow

  • Common Sense Weekly
  • October 4, 2025

Here’s the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.  Gov. Shapiro’s Call For Civility Rings Hollow Amid His Own Partisan Attacks Last week,…

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State Budget

Governor Shapiro is Doing Everything but Governing

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 22, 2025

Originally published by The Pottstown-Mercury. Gov. Josh Shapiro is the only governor in America operating without an enacted or temporary state budget.  But you wouldn’t know it from his recent…

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When Our Republic Stops Talking

  • Common Sense Weekly
  • September 15, 2025

Here’s the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania. When Our Republic Stops Talking​​​​ America lost a faith-filled husband, father, and patriot. For…

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State Budget

The Shapiro Stalemate Enters Year Three

  • September 12, 2025

Gov. Josh Shapiro wants Pennsylvanians to believe that he wasn’t responsible for this year’s budget impasse—just like he wasn’t for last year’s stalemate or the year before that. For three…

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Education

The Violent Schools Democratic Governors Don’t Want You to Know About

  • Andrew Lewis
  • September 10, 2025

Originally published by the Daily Caller. Democratic governors have recently made headlines by downplaying the violence their constituents face daily. But what’s even more alarming is the amount of school…

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