PA: Are Teachers’ Union Dues Used for Politics?

• April 4, 2014

Media Hit

Health Care

Washington isn’t Interested in Fixing Medicaid

• Elizabeth Stelle
• April 4, 2014

“We have been legitimately working very hard with them and frankly, I’m very disappointed with the turn in discussions in the last week,” said Governor Corbett (paywall) on the federal…

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Regulation

Booze Monopoly Bad for Business

• April 1, 2014

This winter, a snow storm knocked the power out at the Continental Tavern, but Frank used a generator to keep his doors open and his customers in good spirits. The…

Commentary

Health Care

Obamacare Fails to Deliver on Key Promises

• March 31, 2014

For Immediate Release Commonwealth Foundation Contact: 717-671-1901 Obamacare Fails to Deliver on Key Promises More Pennsylvanians have lost coverage than gained because of Obamacare March 31, 2014,…

Press Release

Pennsylvania’s charter school funding debate no closer to resolution

• March 31, 2014

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Education

Playing the Education Lottery

• Nathan Benefield
• March 31, 2014

Last month, families from across Pennsylvania waited anxiously to hear if they had finally won the lottery. But these hopeful parents weren’t looking to win the MegaMillions—they were hoping for…

Commentary

Regulation

NFIB Study Finds PA Minimum Wage Bills Kill Jobs

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 28, 2014

Thanks to a recent minimum wage increase, 61 percent of New Jersey businesses are likely to raise their prices. In addition, a Congressional Budget Office analysis found increasing…

Media

PA: A Tall Order for a Shot of Freedom, With a Chaser of Bipartisan Agreement

• March 26, 2014

Media Hit

Taxes & Economy

Minimum Wage, Minimum Opportunity

• Elizabeth Stelle
• March 21, 2014

In 2007, the Philadelphia Youth Network needed to cut 1,100 jobs for inner-city teens. Why? Because they couldn’t afford to place as many teens in jobs under the higher minimum…

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