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…

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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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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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Education

The Violent Schools Democratic Governors Don’t Want You to Know About

  • Andrew Lewis
  • September 10, 2025

Originally published by the Daily Caller. Democratic governors have recently made headlines by downplaying the violence their constituents face daily. But what’s even more alarming is the amount of school…

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Students Need Alternatives

  • Andrew Lewis
  • September 10, 2025

Originally published by The Philadelphia Inquirer. Despite the Pennsylvania budget being more than two months late, Gov. Josh Shapiro still found time for a photo opportunity…

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An Important Lesson From Past Budget Impasses

  • September 8, 2025

In February, Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed an unserious $51.5 billion budget. Based on the latest revenue estimate from the Independent Fiscal Office of a net $45.6…

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