Pa. Emergency Powers Amendment Going to People

• Michael Torres
• February 5, 2021

Feb. 4, 2021, Harrisburg, Pa.,— On March 6, 2020, Gov. Tom Wolf proclaimed a disaster emergency in Pennsylvania, granting himself the extraordinary power to supersede many state laws to…

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State Budget

Wolf’s Big, Bad Budget Leaves Families Behind

• Michael Torres
• February 3, 2021

Feb. 3, 2021, Harrisburg, Pa. —Following Gov. Tom Wolf’s pre-recorded state budget address, Commonwealth Foundation Vice President Nathan Benefield, who has been studying the state budget for more than a…

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Op-Ed: The last line of defense against a governor’s overreach

• Charles Mitchell
• January 19, 2021

Pennsylvanians understand the dangers of COVID-19. Sadly, they also fear how Wolf’s unilateral powers imperil their future. That’s why the state Legislature, whose members just heard from their constituents during…

Commentary

Pa. House Committee Passes Taxpayer Protection Bill

• Michael Torres
• January 13, 2021

Jan 13, 2021, Harrisburg, Pa. — Today the House State Government Committee advanced the Taxpayer Protection Act, which would put guardrails on state spending growth to protect Pennsylvanians from…

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Energy

Op-Ed: Was fracking to blame for Pa. Democrats’ “faceplant”?

• Kevin Mooney
• December 2, 2020

Biden’s fossil fuel flip-flop may have saved him, but fellow Democrats took the brunt of energy voters’ ire.

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Op-Ed: PA Supreme Court’s power grab threatens election integrity

• Stefanie Mason
• November 2, 2020

Unfortunately, this isn’t the first time that Pennsylvania’s Democrat-majority state Supreme Court usurped the Legislature to tip the political scales. In 2018, the Court threw out congressional district maps passed by the…

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Op-Ed: Transparency Victory a Call to Action for Lawmakers

• Nathan Benefield
• August 18, 2020

Wolf’s pattern of lawlessness must be stopped—and lawmakers’ transparency victory could be the turning point that reins him in. …

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Op-ed: Lawmakers Right to End Wolf’s Extended Disaster Declaration

• June 19, 2020

While some economic harm was unavoidable, Wolf’s policies were unfair to local small businesses. He inexplicably shut down small retailers, including garden center and appliance stores, while allowing big box…

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Shutdown Poll: 74% of Pa. Voters Support Relaxing Restrictions on Businesses

• Michael Torres
• June 11, 2020

June 11, 2020, Harrisburg, Pa. — An overwhelming majority of Pennsylvanians favor allowing businesses to safely resume operations, according to a poll released today by the Commonwealth Foundation.  The poll of…

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