Health Care

7 Signs Pa.’s Pandemic Recovery Is Falling Behind

• Elizabeth Stelle
• April 19, 2021

Pennsylvania business closures continue to be among the worst in the nation.  …

Fact Sheet

Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Aim to Keep Tom Wolf at Bay

• Jennifer Stefano
• March 29, 2021

Two ballot measures would limit the governor’s power to extend emergency declarations indefinitely.

Commentary

State Budget

Supplemental Appropriations

• Tirzah Duren
• March 24, 2021

Supplemental appropriation is another term for overspending. In theory, this practice covers unforeseeable expenses, but it has become a normal part of the state budget process.

Fact Sheet

Public Sector Union 2020 Election Spending

• Jessica Barnett
• March 18, 2021

Public sector union political action committees (PAC) spent $16.7 million in Pennsylvania during the 2019–2020 election cycle, principally on behalf of Democratic politicians.

Backgrounder

Steps to Enhance Election Integrity

• Jessica Barnett
• March 10, 2021

In 2020, Pennsylvania’s newly amended election law struggled under unprecedented mail-in voting, yet last minute state guidance and judicial decisions not only skirted election law, but further delayed results and…

Fact Sheet

State Budget

Gov. Wolf’s Budget Plan & Working Families

• Elizabeth Stelle
• February 23, 2021

Chairman Causer and members of the House Majority Policy Committee, thank you for inviting the Commonwealth Foundation to testify on the impact of Governor Wolf’s budget proposal. My name is…

Testimony

Op-Ed: Pennsylvania Voters Fight Back Against Power-Hungry Governor Abusing Emergency Powers

• Charles Mitchell
• February 11, 2021

Following the disastrous shutdowns in states like New York and New Jersey, lawmakers may want to emulate Pennsylvania’s constitutional remedy.

Commentary

Op-Ed: Ignore Wolf’s small business tax hike. Pass a budget that cares for kids and communities

• Nathan Benefield
• February 9, 2021

From small businesses to education, the General Assembly should enact policies that challenge Wolf’s harmful ideas. His policy agenda would leave a legacy of more government spending, higher unemployment, and…

Commentary

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