Fiscal Fallout in PA

• Common Sense Weekly
• November 8, 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! Fiscal Fallout: Pennsylvania Funding Has Spiked 64 Percent…

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Shapiro ❤️ Shutdowns

• Common Sense Weekly
• October 25, 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! Josh Shapiro Loves Shutdowns When it comes to…

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State Budget

Pennsylvania Senate Passes Budget Plan, RGGI Abrogation, Regulatory Reform

• October 22, 2025

Harrisburg, Pa., October 22, 2025 — This week, the Pennsylvania Senate advanced legislation, including a spending bill (Senate Bill 160), that protects taxpayers and fosters economic growth. The commonwealth remains the…

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State Budget

Day 100 of State Budget Impasse

• October 8, 2025

On Hundredth Day of the Shapiro Shutdown, PA Democrats Push Spending & Tax Hikes  Harrisburg, Pa., October 8, 2025 — Day 100 of the state budget shutdown brought…

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Public Union Democracy

Four Reasons Why Paying Unemployment Benefits to Striking Workers is a Bad Idea

• October 8, 2025

If insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results, Pennsylvania House Democrats are long overdue for a mental health check. In what’s becoming an annual…

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Raining on Shapiro’s Rainy Day Fund Raid

• Common Sense Weekly
• September 20, 2025

Here’s the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania. Can the ‘Rainy Day Fund’ Balance the Budget? ​​​​Pennsylvania’s emergency savings account, contrary to…

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Myths and Facts: Public Cyber Charter Schools

• September 19, 2025

Summary Myths and misinformation obscure the facts about Pennsylvania’s public cyber charter school students. Proposed cuts to cyber students will force the closure of up to nine of Pennsylvania’s 14…

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The Political Theater of SEPTA and House Democrats

• Kevin Kane
• September 18, 2025

Originally published by the Delaware Valley Journal. The Emmy might have gone to “The Pitt.” But Pennsylvania Democrats and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) deserved the award for best…

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Government Accountability

SEPTA’s Manufactured Crisis Has Delayed State Budget Long Enough

• August 22, 2025

Harrisburg, Pa., August 22, 2025 — This Sunday, after eight consecutive weeks of public fearmongering, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will enact self-imposed service cuts. Though completely avoidable, these…

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