Regulation

Our Christmas Wish: A Solvent Pennsylvania

• Gordon Tomb
• December 4, 2018

“I’m dreaming of a solvent Penn’s Woods/Just like the one we used to know.” Lyrics not worthy of Bing Crosby, but still music to the ears of a…

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Health Care

Welfare Program Restarts with No Proof of Poverty Alleviation & No Budget

• Elizabeth Stelle
• December 3, 2018

After a six-year hiatus, Pennsylvania's General Assistance program is back in operation…without a budget. The Wolf administration's unilateral decision to resurrect a program, without identifying a funding source, is symbolic…

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Education

School Choice Progress in PA 2017-18

• Colleen Hroncich
• November 29, 2018

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. This African saying, attributed by some to Desmond Tutu, has been successfully employed by school choice advocates in…

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Regulation

Harsh Conditions Continue: Pennsylvania’s 2017-18 Business Climate

• Elizabeth Stelle
• November 28, 2018

After the recent decision by Amazon not to put an HQ2 location in Pennsylvania, business owners and taxpayers all across the state are asking the same questions: What barriers…

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State Budget

2017-18 State Budget & Spending Trends

• Elizabeth Stelle
• November 26, 2018

Over the next month, CF will recount what happened on major issues in the 2017-18 legislative session and what policies lawmakers need to prioritize in the 2019-20 session to make…

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Education

Teacher shortage? Try competition.

• Colleen Hroncich
• November 25, 2018

Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to … tinker with markets. That isn’t the original ending to that sentence, but it is certainly accurate. There…

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A Policy Feast to be Thankful For

• Nathan Benefield
• November 21, 2018

If public policy was for Thanksgiving dinner, what should be on the menu? It’s an unusual question, but while I’m looking forward to a nice Thanksgiving meal, I’m also looking…

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We’re Thankful For…

• November 21, 2018

This Thanksgiving we have so much to be thankful for. We are grateful to call Pennsylvania home, grateful for our growing team, and incredibly grateful for our investors and supporters.

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Government Accountability

It’s Apparent PA’s Not Transparent

• Jessica Barnett
• November 20, 2018

Parties and perks on taxpayers' dime was the headline-grabbing news from Pennsylvania's Auditor General investigation of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission (SRBC). His findings underscore the need for government transparency. The SRBC,…

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