New Pennsylvania Law Eliminates Job-Killing Hair Braiding Licensing Requirements
Harrisburg, PA, October 16, 2024 — Gov. Josh Shapiro today signed legislation freeing natural hair braiders from unnecessary and costly state licensing requirements. “Hair braiding licenses demonstrate how irrational state regulations…
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David Hardy: What educational reform can learn from urban renewal
Harrisburg, Pa, October 8 — Pennsylvania leaders should leverage public-private sector partnerships, as Philadelphia did with successful urban renewal projects, to renew education in the city and across Pennsylvania, according to …
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Andrew Lewis in Newsweek: Lowering the Cost of Living Key to Winning Keystone State
Harrisburg, Pa, Sept. 25 – With the presidential election just weeks away and Pennsylvania’s 19 electoral votes up for grabs, the cost-of-living crisis is the most prominent issue for Pennsylvanians, wrote…
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Three Mile Island: Private Investment is Key to Expanding Nuclear Power – Not Government Subsidies
Harrisburg, Pa., September 20, 2024 — Constellation Energy and Microsoft announced Friday a deal to restart Three Mile Island, a nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, and provide power for the tech…
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New Study: Most Tax Credit Scholarship Recipient Families Earn Below the Median Income
Harrisburg, PA, September 17 – Tax credit scholarships had a significant benefit for low-to-middle-income students in Pennsylvania, according to a new study from the Commonwealth Foundation. The study includes new data about…
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Commonwealth Foundation Welcomes Andrew Lewis as President and CEO
Harrisburg, Pa., September 4, 2024—The Commonwealth Foundation Board of Directors has unanimously named Andrew Lewis the organization’s sixth president and CEO effective September 19, 2024. Lewis served four years in…
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Blue States Open the Door for Public Sector Union Abuses, New Report Finds
Harrisburg, Pa., August 28, 2024 — New tax loopholes, predatory recruiting tactics, and relaxed campaign finance laws shift power away from workers and towards union officials, according to a…
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Pennsylvania’s spending billions more than we can afford
Originally published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Harrisburg celebrates the newly signed 2024–25 state budget. Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, his fellow Democratic lawmakers, and even state Senate Republicans see the…
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New Swing State Poll: PA Voters Evenly Divided, Presidential Election a Toss Up
Harrisburg, Pa., July 26, 2024—Public support for Donald Trump and Kamala Harris is evenly divided in Pennsylvania, according to a new statewide survey of Pennsylvania voters, with Harris leading Trump 47%…
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