Government Accountability

Gov. Shapiro’s Call for Civility Rings Hollow Amid His Own Partisan Attacks

• Nathan Benefield
• September 30, 2025

Originally published by PennLive. Last week, Gov. Josh Shapiro offered remarks to a conference, condemning all forms of political violence—everything from the…

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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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State Budget

Governor Shapiro is Doing Everything but Governing

• Nathan Benefield
• September 22, 2025

Originally published by The Pottstown-Mercury. Gov. Josh Shapiro is the only governor in America operating without an enacted or temporary state budget.  But you wouldn’t know it from his recent…

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Energy

Governor Shapiro Again Blames PJM for High Energy Prices, Ignores True Culprit: His Policies

• September 22, 2025

Harrisburg, Pa., September 22, 2025 — This week, Gov. Josh Shapiro is speaking as Pennsylvania hosts PJM governors for the Multi-State Technical Conference in Philadelphia. The conference comes on the…

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Raining on Shapiro’s Rainy Day Fund Raid

• Common Sense Weekly
• September 20, 2025

Here’s the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania. Can the ‘Rainy Day Fund’ Balance the Budget? ​​​​Pennsylvania’s emergency savings account, contrary to…

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Myths and Facts: Public Cyber Charter Schools

• September 19, 2025

Summary Myths and misinformation obscure the facts about Pennsylvania’s public cyber charter school students. Proposed cuts to cyber students will force the closure of up to nine of Pennsylvania’s 14…

Fact Sheet

When Our Republic Stops Talking

• Common Sense Weekly
• September 15, 2025

Here’s the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania. When Our Republic Stops Talking​​​​ America lost a faith-filled husband, father, and patriot. For…

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State Budget

Gov. Shapiro Cannot Be Allowed to Tap Pennsylvania’s Rainy Day Fund

• Stephen Bloom
• September 15, 2025

Orginally published by LNP/Lancaster Online. Gov. Josh Shapiro has a spending problem, and he wants to smash open Pennsylvania’s piggy bank to placate his expensive habits. In February, Shapiro proposed…

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State Budget

The Shapiro Stalemate Enters Year Three

• September 12, 2025

Gov. Josh Shapiro wants Pennsylvanians to believe that he wasn’t responsible for this year’s budget impasse—just like he wasn’t for last year’s stalemate or the year before that. For three…

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