Changes in the CF Board of Directors

  • November 9, 2017

With deep gratitude, the Commonwealth Foundation bid farewell to longtime Board Member Kirk Liddell and Board Chair Jane Leader Janeczek at its Board of Directors meeting in Philadelphia on September…

Commentary

Read More: Changes in the CF Board of Directors

Restoring the Dignity of Work

  • November 9, 2017

The benefits of work, such as income, personal satisfaction, and a sense of purpose, are widely known. Yet, major welfare programs treat work as a burden or an inconvenience instead…

Commentary

Read More: Restoring the Dignity of Work

Restoring the Dignity of Work

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • November 9, 2017

The benefits of work, such as income, personal satisfaction, and a sense of purpose, are widely known. Yet, major welfare programs treat work as a burden or an inconvenience instead…

Commentary

Read More: Restoring the Dignity of Work

Did You Hear?

  • November 9, 2017

Within a single week, thousands of home care workers, educators, and taxpayers were relieved of the governor’s punitive—and unlawful—penalization. First, Gov. Wolf’s administration suspended a mandatory “orientation program” for Pennsylvania…

Commentary

Read More: Did You Hear?

Did You Hear?

  • November 9, 2017

Within a single week, thousands of home care workers, educators, and taxpayers were relieved of the governor’s punitive—and unlawful—penalization. First, Gov. Wolf’s administration suspended a mandatory “orientation program” for Pennsylvania…

Commentary

Read More: Did You Hear?

Education

Another Step Forward for Kids

  • Colleen Hroncich
  • November 6, 2017

Governor Wolf allowed HB 178, an act amending Pennsylvania’s Public School Code, to become law on Sunday. The bill is a big win for Pennsylvania's families. It includes three…

Media

Read More: Another Step Forward for Kids

Remembering Fred Anton

  • Matthew Brouillette
  • November 3, 2017

I first met Fred Anton in 2002 when I was appointed president of the Commonwealth Foundation. I knew him as Mr. Anton then, and I called him Mr. Anton for…

Commentary

Read More: Remembering Fred Anton

Taxes & Economy

Wolf Tax Reform Hypocrisy

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 2, 2017

Gov. Wolf has criticized recent federal tax reform proposals—which would lower most tax rates and simplify the tax code by reducing loopholes—because it would eliminate the state and local…

Media

Read More: Wolf Tax Reform Hypocrisy

State Budget

What’s on the November Ballot: Property Taxes and Judges

  • November 1, 2017

In addition to several statewide judicial races, the upcoming November election includes a ballot measure that could change the way Pennsylvanians pay taxes or make no difference at all. Judicial Races…

Media

Read More: What’s on the November Ballot: Property Taxes and Judges