State Budget

Pennsylvania Senate Passes Budget Plan, RGGI Abrogation, Regulatory Reform

• October 22, 2025

Harrisburg, Pa., October 22, 2025 — This week, the Pennsylvania Senate advanced legislation, including a spending bill (Senate Bill 160), that protects taxpayers and fosters economic growth. The commonwealth remains the…

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State Budget

New Statewide Ad Calls Out Governor Shapiro For Budget Impasse

• October 19, 2025

Harrisburg, Pa., October 19, 2025 — The Commonwealth Foundation has launched a new statewide ad calling on Gov. Josh Shapiro to end the state budget impasse by getting to work…

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Students Need an Escape From Violent Schools

• Common Sense Weekly
• October 18, 2025

Here’s the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.We hope you have a great weekend! Students Trapped in Violent Schools Need an Escape…

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100 Days, No Budget

• Common Sense Weekly
• October 11, 2025

Here’s the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.We hope you have a great weekend! Shapiro Failed to Protect PA from Budget Stalemates…

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State Budget

Day 100 of State Budget Impasse

• October 8, 2025

On Hundredth Day of the Shapiro Shutdown, PA Democrats Push Spending & Tax Hikes  Harrisburg, Pa., October 8, 2025 — Day 100 of the state budget shutdown brought…

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Public Union Democracy

Four Reasons Why Paying Unemployment Benefits to Striking Workers is a Bad Idea

• October 8, 2025

If insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, Pennsylvania House Democrats are long overdue for a mental health check. In what’s becoming an annual…

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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

Hours Away from Federal Government Shutdown, Pennsylvania Remains Vulnerable 

• September 30, 2025

Harrisburg, Pa., September 30, 2025 — A federal government shutdown is set to begin at midnight, barring a last-minute deal. For Pennsylvania residents, the commonwealth remains in a dangerously precarious position, with…

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Everything but Governing​​​​

• Common Sense Weekly
• September 27, 2025

Here’s the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.We hope you have a great weekend! Governor Shapiro is Doing Everything but Governing​​​​ Pennsylvania…

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