State Budget

Corporate Welfare in Governor Shapiro’s 2026–27 Budget Proposal

• May 20, 2026

Summary High taxes and burdensome regulations continue to drive outmigration. Rather than improving the state’s tax and regulatory environment, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026–27 budget proposal seeks to…

Fact Sheet

State Budget

Corporate Welfare in Governor Shapiro’s Fiscal Year 2025–26 Budget Proposal

• September 8, 2025

Summary Pennsylvania’s economy lags behind other states, hindered by high taxes and burdensome regulations. As a result, the state suffers from continued outmigration, with residents leaving for better opportunities in…

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Health Care

The Personal Option for Health Care in Pennsylvania

• Elizabeth Stelle
• November 8, 2023

Summary Keep and expand the health care systems that work: Protect Direct Primary Care (DPC) practices. Allow expanded Association Health Plans (AHPs) so small businesses can offer more affordable coverage.

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Taxes & Economy

Jennifer Stefano: All that’s lost when teens don’t work

• September 11, 2023

Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and Commonwealth Foundation Executive Vice President Jennifer Stefano, in her recent column, laments the decline of teenage employment and the life lessons that teenagers miss when they don’t…

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Regulation

All that’s lost when teens don’t work

• Jennifer Stefano
• September 11, 2023

Originally published at The Philadelphia Inquirer At a back-to-school night this year, I chatted with a group of moms who had kids in high school. Their teens’ summers were…

Media Hit

New Research Shows Pathway to Fiscal Stability for States

• Michael Torres
• July 12, 2021

July 13, 2021, Harrisburg, Pa. — A new Commonwealth Foundation study investigating the impacts of Taxpayer and Expenditure Limits (TELs) has found that the policies can ward off tax increases…

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