Public Union Democracy

Even in an Off-Year, Unions Spend Millions in Pennsylvania in 2025

• April 22, 2026

Harrisburg, Pa., April 22, 2026 — Despite 2025 being an off-year election, Pennsylvania still saw heavy political spending by unions, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Foundation. The…

Press Release

Public Union Democracy

Full Court Press: Pennsylvania Union Political Spending in 2025

• David Osborne
• April 21, 2026

Key Points Political action committees (PACs) affiliated with trade unions and government unions spent $22.4 million in monetary and in-kind political activity in 2025, a year with few legislative elections…

Backgrounder

Education

Commonwealth Foundation Joins Education Secretary McMahon to Advance Educational Freedom in Pennsylvania

• April 13, 2026

Last Friday, the Commonwealth Foundation joined national and state leaders under the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg to deliver a straightforward message: Gov. Josh Shapiro must opt in to the new…

Organization Updates

Energy

Pennsylvanians Need Energy Affordability, Not Governor Shapiro’s Legal Antics

• Megan Martin
• April 9, 2026

Originally published by Delco Times. When Gov. Josh Shapiro announced Pennsylvania would join a multistate lawsuit against the Environmental Protection Agency, he no doubt expected applause.

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State Budget

Deficit Watch: April 2026

• April 6, 2026

Background Pennsylvania continues to face serious fiscal challenges. The enacted 2025–26 General Fund budget created a $4.6 billion structural deficit. Gov. Josh…

Deficit Watch

Radical Tax Hikes Will Accelerate PA’s Outmigration

• Nathan Benefield
• April 1, 2026

Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. Gov. Josh Shapiro keeps repeating the claim that Pennsylvania is the only growing state in the Northeast. But that’s not true. Residents…

Media Hit

State Budget

[MEDIA] Megan Martin Talks State Budget on PCN’s ‘Capitol Watch’

• Megan Martin
• April 1, 2026

In February, Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed a $53.26 billion budget that will worsen the state’s deficit to over $6.5 billion while failing to address key issues like educational choice and…

Media Hit

Don’t Be Fooled by Shapiro—Six Times the Governor Pranked Pennsylvanians

• April 1, 2026

April Fools’ Day is an annual reminder that you can’t believe everything you see or hear. Pranksters unleash a bevy of practical jokes, from Taco Bell claiming it bought…

Blog

State Budget

Shapiro’s “Affordability” Agenda Has a $7 Billion Problem

• Nathan Benefield
• March 26, 2026

Originally published in The Mercury. Gov. Josh Shapiro wants Pennsylvanians to believe that he is delivering affordability. But his unaffordable budget tells a different story. The…

Media Hit