State Budget

Josh Shapiro Loves Shutdowns

• Erik Telford
• October 22, 2025

When it comes to shutdowns, Gov. Josh Shapiro just can’t seem to get enough. Pennsylvania remains the only state in the nation without an enacted or partial budget in place.

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Is Shapiro More Ambitious Than Loyal?

• Common Sense Weekly
• April 30, 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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Regulation

Shapiro’s “Fast-Track” program is great for his allies, but bad for Pennsylvania

• Andrew Lewis
• December 24, 2024

Originally published at The Patriot-News Is Josh Shapiro the future of the Democratic Party? He certainly wants to be, but he just failed an early test. This…

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Education

Pennsylvania is Now the Bellwether on Democrats’ Future

• Andrew Lewis
• November 21, 2024

Originally published at RealClearPennsylvania The Keystone State was expected to be the bellwether on November 5th, and it didn’t disappoint. Not only did Donald Trump carry Pennsylvania …

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Education

Three things to watch as Pennsylvania votes

• Andrew Lewis
• November 1, 2024

Originally published at The Washington Examiner Pennsylvania may be the deciding state in the 2024 election. But what issues will decide whether former President Donald Trump or…

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Energy

Video: Andrew Lewis on How Fracking Could Decide the 2024 Election in Pennsylvania

• Andrew Lewis
• October 29, 2024

Pennsylvania may be the deciding state in the 2024 election. And new polling from my organization makes clear energy may be the deciding issue for Pennsylvania voters. Energy matters more…

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Energy

Fracking could decide the election in Pennsylvania — and nationwide

• Andrew Lewis
• October 22, 2024

Originally published at the New York Post Pennsylvania may be the deciding state in the 2024 election. And new polling from my organization makes clear energy may be the deciding…

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Energy

It’s Not Just Fracking — Pennsylvanians Oppose Harris’s Climate Policies

• André Béliveau
• October 19, 2024

Originally published at National Review Fracking haunts Vice President Kamala Harris. Her flip-flop — advocating a federal ban on fracking in 2019 only to recant it in 2024…

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Education

How to Win Pennsylvania

• Andrew Lewis
• October 15, 2024

Originally published at City Journal With its 19 electoral votes, Pennsylvania is the nation’s largest swing state. Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump have inundated the…

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