Criminal Justice Reform

Spooky Spending Spree

  • Common Sense Weekly
  • November 1, 2025

Here’s the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.We hope you have a great weekend! Shapiro’s Spooky Spending Spree As everyday Pennsylvanians struggle…

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Energy

Commonwealth Foundation Testifies on Energy Affordability

  • October 30, 2025

On October 28, lawmakers and policy experts from across the Mid-Atlantic region convened in Harrisburg to address rising energy costs and discuss potential solutions. Elizabeth Stelle, vice president of…

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State Budget

The Shapiro Stalemate Enters Year Three

  • September 12, 2025

Gov. Josh Shapiro wants Pennsylvanians to believe that he wasn’t responsible for this year’s budget impasse—just like he wasn’t for last year’s stalemate or the year before that. For three…

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Government Accountability

Myth-Busting SEPTA

  • August 15, 2025

For the Pennsylvania state budget, mass transit funding is all the rage these days—literally. The primary debate in Harrisburg revolves around the question of whether to send more state dollars…

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Taxes & Economy

Minimum Wage 

  • August 5, 2025

Summary Findings by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry (L&I) show that less than one percent of Pennsylvania workers (47,200) earn the minimum wage or…

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Energy

Shapiro’s Lights Out Agenda

  • June 27, 2025

Analysis of Governor Shapiro’s Lightning Plan Summary In January, Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled his Lightning Plan, which he calls a “bold, all-of-the-above energy plan” to shift…

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Education

Shapiro Still Not Getting Stuff Done

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  • June 6, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.Have you seen our recent social media videos?…

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Education

Gov. Josh Shapiro Still Ain’t Got Sh*t Done

  • June 4, 2025

Heading into his third budget negotiation, Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official slogan starkly contrasts with his legislative accomplishments. A Commonwealth Foundation analysis found Shapiro’s first two-and-a-half years…

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