Taxes & Economy

Minimum Wage

• March 23, 2023

Summary One percent of Pennsylvania workers earn the minimum wage, an all-time low.Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Recent analysis by Pennsylvania’s Independent Fiscal…

Fact Sheet

Government Accountability

Director of Policy Analysis Elizabeth Stelle Delivers Remarks at Speaker Rozzi’s Listening Tour

• Elizabeth Stelle
• January 26, 2023

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Education

Speaker Rozzi’s Listening Tour Testimony

• Elizabeth Stelle
• January 25, 2023

Mr. Speaker and members of the working group, thank you for allowing Commonwealth Foundation to provide brief comments on the importance of the house returning to work. My name is…

Testimony

Government Accountability

Commonwealth Foundation to Testify at Speaker Rozzi’s Listening Tour

• January 25, 2023

January 25, 2023, Harrisburg, Pa. — The Commonwealth Foundation will deliver a simple message to House Speaker Mark Rozzi today at the first stop on the speaker’s listening tour:  Get back to work…

Press Release

Energy

Assessing Gov. Tom Wolf’s Tenure

• Nathan Benefield
• January 12, 2023

Key Points During Gov. Tom Wolf’s eight years in office, Pennsylvania ranked below the national average in income growth, job growth, and population growth.State government spending increased significantly under Wolf,…

Backgrounder

State Budget

Pennsylvania State Budget Outlook

• January 9, 2023

In November, the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) released its Five Year Economic and Budget Outlook. Here are several trends for lawmakers. Pennsylvania’s Economy Remains Stagnant IFO forecasts Pennsylvania’s…

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Regulation

Pennsylvania Electric Bills Could Double Under Pending Carbon Tax Scheme

• November 30, 2022

November 30, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. — Pennsylvania is experiencing historic surges in energy costs. Moreover, consumer electric bills could skyrocket even more under the controversial Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)…

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Health Care

Director of Policy Analysis Elizabeth Stelle on WFMZ November 21, 2022

• Elizabeth Stelle
• November 22, 2022

Giving nurse practitioners full practice authority would help eliminate at least half of the healthcare shortage areas in Pennsylvania.

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Health Care

Report: Access to Health Care in Pa. Stymied by Restrictive State Laws

• November 15, 2022

Harrisburg, PA – A new report from the Commonwealth Foundation, Pennsylvania’s leading free-market public policy research organization, found that Pennsylvania state laws that restrict the work of advanced practice…

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