Op-Ed: Education Innovation Needed Now More than Ever

• Marc LeBlond
• August 17, 2020

Programs like tax credit scholarships and education scholarship accounts (ESAs) empower families to choose the education options that fit their needs. They help parents afford to look beyond the government-run system to…

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Health Care

Is it Easier to Be Tiger King Than Buy Booze in Pennsylvania?

• Tirzah Duren
• April 21, 2020

For Pennsylvanians, mixing up their favorite cocktail and following the adventures of an off-the-wall zoo owner named Joe Exotic might be easier said than done. State-run liquor stores shut down…

Commentary

50-State Labor Report: Pennsylvania Struggling on Worker Freedom

• November 19, 2019

After the Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME decision, a renewed battle for worker freedom has broken out across the country. The Commonwealth Foundation’s brand-new Worker Freedom in the States report…

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Government Accountability

Worker Freedom in the States

• Jessica Barnett
• August 30, 2019

Unprecedented labor issue activity has followed the 2018 Janus v. AFSCME ruling. Read our summary here.

Fact Sheet

Report Shows Govt. Union Leaders Striking Back in the States

• August 28, 2019

August 28, 2019, Harrisburg, Pa.— After the Supreme Court’s Janus v. AFSCME decision, government unions leaders are striking back at the state level with flurry of union-friendly bills across the country…

Press Release

Taxes & Economy

First Do No Harm to Pa.’s Energy Sector

• Gordon Tomb
• March 7, 2019

Pennsylvania’s energy industry is growing, but state government intervention through new taxes or special interest bailouts would threaten the positive trends of job growth and low energy prices. Pennsylvania ranked…

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Regulation

Gov. Wolf’s Unfair Demands Will Hinder the Economy

• Gordon Tomb
• August 29, 2018

The Wolf administration is once again attempting to impose excessive costs on the gas industry—and consumers—by proposing triple-digit-percentage increases in fees for authorizing well development. Pennsylvania charges more for…

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Public Union Democracy

4 Facts on Pennsylvania Teacher Strikes

• Priya Brannick
• April 13, 2018

Between the nearly averted strike in Pittsburgh and statewide strikes in West Virginia and Oklahoma, the validity of teacher strikes is once again up for debate. Here are four facts…

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Education

Taxpayers Notch Another Win Against Ghost Teaching

• December 22, 2017

Reading residents received an early Christmas present this week, as the city’s teachers’ union agreed to reimburse taxpayers for the costs of ghost teaching in the Reading School District.

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