Regulation

Black Market Lemonade

• September 3, 2019

Lemonade stands are about as American as apple pie and baseball. Kids all over the country set up their stands hoping to earn a little spending money. Often, this is…

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Education

How to End Waiting Lists for Opportunity

• May 9, 2019

Did 20 years of government initiatives improve public schools? A recent American Enterprise Institute report finds all the money poured into efforts like No Child Left Behind and Race to…

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Criminal Justice Reform

One Policy Where Trump and Wolf Agree

• Elizabeth Stelle
• November 16, 2018

President Trump and Gov. Tom Wolf agree: minimum sentencing laws are counterproductive. Last Wednesday, President Trump announced his support of the FIRST STEP Act. The bill gives federal judges more…

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Health Care

Pa. Legislature Sends Landmark Anti-Poverty Reform to Gov. Wolf

• October 18, 2018

October 17, 2018, Harrisburg, Pa.—Today, the Pennsylvania Legislature sent a landmark anti-poverty bill to Governor Wolf’s desk. HB 2138 will help healthy, childless adults enrolled in Medicaid move from…

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State Rep. Stephen Bloom to Join Commonwealth Foundation as Vice President

• July 17, 2018

July 17, 2018, Harrisburg, Pa.—Today, the Commonwealth Foundation is pleased to announce that state Rep. Stephen Bloom will join the organization as vice president in December after his term’s conclusion.

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State Budget

Wolf Releases Budget Hostages in Budget Battle

• December 29, 2015

Wolf Releases Hostages in Budget Battle After Six Months, Funding Finally Flows to Students & Needy December 29, 2015, HARRISBURG, Pa.—Today, Gov. Tom Wolf announced he will finally release…

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Pennsylvania Legislature’s 2005 pay raise remembered

• July 7, 2015

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Pension Reform Promises Fair,Sustainable Retirement for State Workers

• July 1, 2015

Pension Reform Promises Fair,Sustainable Retirement for State Workers Protects New Employees’ Retirements from Political Manipulation Last night, the Pennsylvania Legislature sent a monumental public pension reform measure to…

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Regulation

Pa Legislature Passes Historic Liquor Privatization

• July 1, 2015

Pa Legislature Passes Historic Liquor Privatization Only Governor Wolf Stands in the Way of Ending State’s Prohibition-Era Booze Monopoly Last night, the Pennsylvania General Assembly sent historic liquor privatization…

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