Public Union Democracy

Election Lesson: Bring Wisconsin to Pennsylvania

Nathan Benefield
November 8, 2012

The Wall Street Journal today writes about “Big Labor’s Losses” in Tuesday’s election. This may seem hard for many Pennsylvanians to fathom, given the role government union bosses…

Media

Regulation

Mailbag: Would Eliminating Tax Credits Really Lower Taxes?

October 10, 2012

Last month, I testified to the House Finance Committee that targeted tax breaks and corporate welfare subsidies prevent across-the-board tax rate reductions that would benefit all Pennsylvanians. As a follow-up…

Media

Education

Massive Strategic Victory for Kids

Matthew Brouillette
July 16, 2012

I've long been convinced that Thomas Jefferson was exactly right when he wrote, "If a nation expects to be ignorant and free in a state of civilization, it expects what never…

Commentary

Public Union Democracy

Pennsylvania’s Prevailing Wage Law

February 14, 2012

Pennsylvania's Prevailing Wage Law was enacted in 1961 to protect construction workers from out-of-state competition, mandating that contractors pay the wages that "prevail" in each region on all government construction…

Fact Sheet

Criminal Justice Reform

Pennsylvania Corrections Spending

February 14, 2012

The FY 2011-12 total operating budget of $63.4 billion, which included $27.1 billion in General Fund spending, represented the first year-to-year reduction in state spending in at least 40 years.

Fact Sheet

Taxes & Economy

Welfare Reforms Protect Poor, Taxpayers

Elizabeth Stelle
January 24, 2012

Regardless of where you stand on taxpayer-funded entitlements, few Americans argue against the maintenance of temporary safety nets or modifications aimed at ending welfare fraud, waste and abuse.

Commentary

Taxes & Economy

Do Millionaires Need Food Stamps?

Elizabeth Stelle
January 11, 2012

For the past few years, politicians in Harrisburg and Washington have considered it a “success” to put more families on welfare. The result is an abundance of loopholes that allow…

Media

Education

Our Villainous Plan to Let Parents Choose the Best School for Their Children

Priya Brannick
November 18, 2011

If you weren’t aware, Commonwealth Foundation is a sinister cog in a powerful underground organization of folks who support online learning. An article from The Nation bemoans conservative and libertarian…

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Energy

Marcellus Shale Impact Fee

October 28, 2011

Companies should pay for the cost of government they use. Many advocates of a new tax simply want more money for Harrisburg politicians to dole out.

Fact Sheet