Public Union Democracy

Home Care Workers Should Welcome Deregulation

• August 18, 2025

In July, President Donald Trump and his administration proposed more than 60 rule changes designed to deregulate several industries, including mining, farming, and construction. These measures will have a noticeable…

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State Budget

The One Big Beautiful Bill Should Show Pennsylvania How to Get Stuff Done

• Nathan Benefield
• August 2, 2025

Originally published in PennLive. Entering the second months of Pennsylvania’s state budget impasse, Gov. Josh Shapiro and his political machine are desperate to deflect mounting scrutiny. Instead of…

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State Budget

Pennsylvania Enters Second Month of Budget Impasse

• August 1, 2025

Harrisburg, Pa., August 1, 2025 — Pennsylvania is entering the second month operating without a state budget, with no end in sight. Amid the protracted impasse, many have begun to…

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Welfare

Medicaid Myth Busting

• July 28, 2025

With the recent passage of the “One Big, Beautiful Act” (OBBA), Medicaid has been all over the news lately. Unfortunately, a great deal of misinformation encircles this debate. As Pennsylvania…

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Welfare

The Myths and Misinformation of Medicaid

• Elizabeth Stelle
• July 22, 2025

Originally published by the Delaware Valley Journal. Gov. Josh Shapiro isn’t pleased with the recent passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB). “Pennsylvania got screwed,” he recently told a…

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Taxes & Economy

One Big, Beautiful Bill Benefits for Pennsylvanians 

• July 15, 2025

Summary  On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed House Resolution 1, better known as the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBB), into law. Within the…

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Government Accountability

Teacher Unions Limiting Opportunities for Students

• Common Sense Weekly
• July 11, 2025

Welcome to the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.Follow us on X for the latest updates – and help…

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Education

OBBB Delivers Historic Expansion of Educational Choice, Sweeping Reforms

• July 3, 2025

Harrisburg, Pa., July 3, 2025 — After much anticipation and debate, the One Big, Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is now passed and set to be enacted—delivering policy accomplishments that Pennsylvanians can celebrate:…

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Nobody to Blame but Himself

• Common Sense Weekly
• July 3, 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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