Government Accountability

5 Ways Lawmakers can Avert a COVID-19 Lawsuit Frenzy

• Elizabeth Stelle
• June 29, 2020

The economy is reopening, but the threat of lawsuits from COIVD-19 exposure is just beginning.

Fact Sheet

Health Care

2020: The year of challenges, can be the year of solutions

• Tirzah Duren
• June 26, 2020

This year started rough and it isn’t slowing down. While some of these tragedies don’t have a policy solution, many do. One such example is COVID-19, telehealth, and ensuring that our…

Commentary

Regulation

Occupational Licensing Reform Passes Unanimously, Goes to Wolf

• Jessica Barnett, Michael Torres
• June 25, 2020

June 25, 2020, Harrisburg, Pa. — The Pa. General Assembly unanimously passed SB 637 (Sens. DiSanto and Schwank), a bill that will remove professional licensing employment barriers for roughly 3 million…

Press Release

Criminal Justice Reform

Lawmakers Move Two Key Criminal Justice Reforms

• Jessica Barnett
• June 24, 2020

Pennsylvania General lawmakers moved two key criminal justice reform bills aimed at improving Pennsylvania’s onerous probation system and limiting the excessive burdens of a criminal record.

Memo

State Budget

Strange Budget for Strange Times: 2020-2021 State Budget Overview

• Andrew Abramczyk
• June 22, 2020

State assembly funds the government through November with a budget chock full of federal aid.  …

Memo

Criminal Justice Reform

Pa. Tackles Two New Law Enforcement Reforms

• Jessica Barnett
• June 12, 2020

Pennsylvanians are voicing their concern on policing reform. Encouragingly, lawmakers are listening to constituents and pursuing meaningful, balanced policing reform.

Commentary

Shutdown Poll: 74% of Pa. Voters Support Relaxing Restrictions on Businesses

• Michael Torres
• June 11, 2020

June 11, 2020, Harrisburg, Pa. — An overwhelming majority of Pennsylvanians favor allowing businesses to safely resume operations, according to a poll released today by the Commonwealth Foundation.  The poll of…

Press Release

Commonwealth Foundation Thanks Speaker Mike Turzai

• Michael Torres
• June 10, 2020

June 10, 2020, Harrisburg, Pa. — Today, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Mike Turzai announced that he will resign from his seat in the General Assembly effective June 15. Turzai…

Press Release

Pa. Legislature Votes to End Gov. Wolf’s COVID Disaster Declaration

• Michael Torres, Nathan Benefield
• June 9, 2020

June 9, 2020, Harrisburg, Pa. — Today, the Pa. Legislature passed a resolution (HR 836) to end Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 disaster declaration with bi-partisan majorities in both chambers.

Press Release