Health Care

The Myths and Misinformation of Medicaid

• Elizabeth Stelle
• July 22, 2025

Originally published by the Delaware Valley Journal. Gov. Josh Shapiro isn’t pleased with the recent passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). “Pennsylvania got screwed,” he recently told a…

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Education

Unbalanced, Reckless Spending Bill

• Common Sense Weekly
• July 18, 2025

Welcome to the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.Follow us on X for the latest updates—and help us reach 10,000 followers! PA…

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Energy

Pennsylvania Energy Returns to the National Spotlight—No Thanks to Governor Shapiro

• July 16, 2025

Yesterday, lawmakers and business executives convened in Pittsburgh to celebrate Pennsylvania’s bright future—all thanks to the commonwealth’s robust energy sector. The event, titled the “Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit,”…

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One Big, Beautiful Bill Benefits for Pennsylvanians 

• July 15, 2025

Summary  On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed House Resolution 1, better known as the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBB), into law. Within the…

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Education

Teacher Unions Limiting Opportunities for Students

• Common Sense Weekly
• July 11, 2025

Welcome to the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.Follow us on X for the latest updates – and help…

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What is Going on in Philadelphia Schools?

• July 10, 2025

Something stinks in Philadelphia, and it’s more than just the mountains of garbage piling up from the recently resolved trash collectors’ strike. The Philadelphia School District has been all over…

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Education

Nobody to Blame but Himself

• Common Sense Weekly
• July 3, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.Have you seen our recent social media videos?…

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Health Care

Medicaid Myth Busting: How Pennsylvania Can Reform and Protect the Program

• July 2, 2025

Gov. Josh Shapiro wants Pennsylvanians to fear Medicaid reform, claiming “hundreds of thousands” will lose coverage. “There are no dollars available at the state level to make up for these…

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State Budget

Pennsylvania Missed the Budget Deadline—and Shapiro Has Nobody to Blame but Himself

• July 1, 2025

Once again, Pennsylvania lawmakers missed the state budget deadline. This marks the third consecutive budget deadline that Gov. Josh Shapiro has missed. So, who is to blame? Shapiro, of course,…

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