Regulation

Pa. House Committee Passes Liquor Privatization Bill

• June 8, 2022

June 8, 2022, Harrisburg, Pa. — Wednesday, the Pennsylvania House Liquor Control Committee passed a bill that would end state control of liquor sales. House Bill 2272, sponsored by…

Press Release

Pa. Earmark Spending Hits All-Time High

• Michael Torres
• August 26, 2021

August 26, 2021, Harrisburg, Pa.— A new Commonwealth Foundation analysis shows a steep increase in earmarks in the 2021–2022 state budget. Approximately $5.5 billion in both federal and state…

Press Release

Op-Ed: Lawsuit claiming Pennsylvania has unequal school funding is misguided

• Jennifer Stefano
• July 28, 2021

If Pennsylvania’s education system prioritized families over bureaucracy, we’d never have to worry about “wealthy” and “poor” districts — or baseless lawsuits — again.

Commentary

Steps to Enhance Election Integrity

• June 2, 2021

In 2020, Pennsylvania’s newly amended election law struggled under unprecedented mail-in voting. In addition, last-minute state guidance and judicial decisions skirted state election law, further delaying results and causing confusion.

Fact Sheet

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…

Press Release

Government Accountability

Solutions to Preventing Tax Increases in 2021

• Nathan Benefield
• May 26, 2020

Lawmakers can respect the Pennsylvania constitution’s balanced budget amendment and act to prevent tax increases that will drive more families and businesses out of the state, further shrinking the revenue…

Memo

Regulation

A Pa Supreme Court Victory for Licensing Relief

• May 26, 2020

After years of litigation, Sally Ladd is finally free to build her rental business without expensive and time-consuming licensing regulations.

Commentary

Government Accountability

Three Steps to an Honest Budget: Fiscal Reform Priorities 2020-2021

• Andrew Abramczyk
• February 16, 2020

Our legislative roadmap to a balanced budget, a spending limit and a more transparent fiscal process.

Fact Sheet

State Budget

Slicing Pennsylvania’s Finances, Part 2

• Andrew Abramczyk
• October 28, 2019

The state legislature controls less than half of all state revenue. The rest is on autopilot, flowing automatically through a maze of accounts and undermining the constituional plan for accountabilty…

Fact Sheet