Public Union Democracy

Government Union Political Spending in the 2021–22 Election Cycle

• Andrew Holman
• March 21, 2023

Key Points Government unions are a top interest group in Pennsylvania, spending more than $190 million on politics since 2007. Government union political action committee (PAC) spending continues to increase,…

Backgrounder

Prosperity

Commonwealth Foundation Applauds Senate Action to Reduce Corporate Net Income Tax

• June 15, 2022

Harrisburg, Penn. – The Commonwealth Foundation today commended the Pennsylvania Senate’s passage of two bills that would reduce Pennsylvania’s corporate net income (CNI) tax. With the second-highest CNI tax rate in…

Press Release

Education

Pa. Senate Committee Passes School Choice Bill

• January 19, 2022

January 19, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. — Today, the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee approved a bill to expand Pennsylvania’s successful and popular tax credit scholarship programs. SB 527, sponsored by Sen. Mike…

Press Release

State Budget

Opportunity Finds a Way

• Marc LeBlond
• March 11, 2021

The 2018-19 budget increased EITC by $25 million, providing an additional 8,000 student scholarships. Each child deserves an exceptional education—one that fits their unique gifts and talents. Parents should have…

Fact Sheet

No, Pennsylvania Lawmakers can’t Pick their own Electors

• Jennifer Stefano
• December 18, 2020

The truth is, there is tradition around voting in Pennsylvania, but, more importantly, there are laws. Those laws and the powers they delegated to Pennsylvanians in the voting booth should…

Commentary

Op-Ed: PA Supreme Court’s power grab threatens election integrity

• Stefanie Mason
• November 2, 2020

Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time that Pennsylvania’s Democrat-majority state Supreme Court usurped the Legislature to tip the political scales. In 2018, the Court threw out congressional district maps passed by the…

Commentary

Op-Ed: Now is the time to rebuild Pennsylvania

• Nathan Benefield
• September 28, 2020

By passing these ambitious, though necessary, reforms to help Pennsylvania rebuild its economy, lawmakers can start bridging the gap between what the people need and what government is focused on.

Commentary

Education

Students Need Scholarships, Not Vetoes

• Charles Mitchell
• June 27, 2019

While the governor has repeatedly voiced support for freeing students from zip code-assigned schools that aren’t meeting their needs, he vetoed a sorely needed expansion of Pennsylvania’s scholarship…

Commentary

Education

Champions for Pa. Students

• Marc LeBlond
• June 12, 2019

Yesterday the Senate took bold, swift action on behalf of Pennsylvania kids by passing HB 800—which would increase the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) K-12 tax credit scholarship cap by…

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