State Budget

Taxpayer Protection Act Shields Working Families

• September 16, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Taxpayer Protection Act Shields Working Families Stimulates Job Growth and Provides Rebates for Working Families September 16, 2014, HARRISBURG, Pa.—Today,…

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Education

Union Executives “Neutral” on Protecting Children

• James Paul
• September 5, 2014

Legislation to protect children from predators in the classroom has stalled in Harrisburg. Union executives are standing in the way. Currently, teachers who sexually abuse or have…

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Pennsylvania Deserves Flexibility in Medicaid Reform

• August 28, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Without Fed’s Flexibility, Commonwealth Should Walk Away from Healthy PA August 28, 2014, HARRISBURG, Pa.—The Commonwealth Foundation commends Gov. Corbett for…

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Education

Poll: Voters Vastly Underestimate Education Spending, Majority Grade Schools D or F

• August 26, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Voters Underestimate Education Spending, Majority Grade Public Schools D or F Appetite for Higher Taxes Drops When Achievement Facts Revealed…

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Taxes & Economy

Podcast: Profiles in Perseverance, Overcoming Poverty

• Elizabeth Stelle
• August 25, 2014

Bobbi was struggling. A single mom of two kids, she had a job but no place to live. Thanks to Opportunity House in Reading, Pennsylvania, Bobbi found a home…

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Booze Lose: PLCB Proposes Increased Mark-up Price

• August 14, 2014

Get ready to empty the piggy bank because soon you could be paying the government even more for your booze. At least, that’s the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board’s (PLCB) latest…

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Public Union Democracy

New Poll: 81% in PA Believe Unionization Should be a Choice

• August 11, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901      New Poll: 81 Percent of Pennsylvanians Support Worker Freedom This is National Employee Freedom Week, Educating Union Employees…

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Education

Funding Advance Band-Aid Won’t Stop Philly Schools’ Bleeding

• August 6, 2014

Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Short Term Funding Solution Ignores Structural Problems Philadelphia Schools Need Fundamental Reform to End Education Crisis With 80 percent of students failing to make…

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Education

Protecting Children Should Trump Politics

• James Paul
• August 5, 2014

A harrowing study shows that sexual misconduct by teachers is becoming more prevalent in the commonwealth. Since January, there have been 24 reported cases of sexual abuse by Pennsylvania teachers.

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