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

How to Balance the Budget: Revenue Options

• Andrew Abramczyk
• October 2, 2020

Pennsylvania’s partial-year budget to fund the government through November relied on federal emergency aid to patch a prospective deficit. The state cannot count on such extra resources in the future.

Backgrounder

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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Regulation

Gov. Wolf Signs Historic Pension Reform

• Elizabeth Stelle
• June 13, 2017

Yesterday Governor Wolf signed transformative pension reform. SB 1 will establish a side-by-side hybrid plan for new employees, greatly reducing taxpayer risk and laying the foundation for further reform.

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Regulation

Historic Pension Reform: Thank You!

• June 8, 2017

Today's pension reform passage—and Gov. Wolf's support—mark a historic moment for our state. Pennsylvania is about to enact the most significant pension reform in the nation. You can read much more…

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Government Accountability

Redistricting Reform Memo

• March 24, 2017

Redistricting reform, Fair Districts PA and CF Priorities  …

Memo

Government Accountability

Memo on Redistricting Reform

• March 24, 2017

Commonwealth Foundation supports redistricting reform as a good government practice.

Memo

Criminal Justice Reform

Keystone Criminal Justice

• Charles Mitchell
• July 19, 2016

As lifelong conservatives, we’re proud to call ourselves tough on crime and to support lengthy prison terms for dangerous felons. But after a long, taxpayer-funded era of mass incarceration, it’s…

Commentary

Public Union Democracy

Yesterday’s Paycheck Protection Vote

• Matthew Brouillette
• October 16, 2014

Thanks to your voices, yesterday afternoon the state Senate suddenly voted on an aspect of “paycheck protection.” Senator Scott Wagner proposed an amendment yesterday that would end the taxpayer-funded collection…

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