Welfare

How Welfare Reforms in the OBBB Protect Pennsylvanians

  • June 24, 2025

Summary Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), commonly known as Food Stamps, were intended to help provide health insurance and food for low-income seniors,…

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Public Union Democracy

Philly Teacher Union Threatening to Strike is Mostly Performative

  • David Osborne
  • June 24, 2025

Philadelphia’s massive teacher union—the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers (PFT)—has already threatened to disrupt students’ education when the doors open this fall. Just a few months into negotiations over a new…

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Where is Shapiro’s Leadership?

  • Common Sense Weekly
  • June 20, 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

Where Is Gov. Shapiro’s Leadership on the State Budget?

  • Megan Martin, Stephen Bloom
  • June 19, 2025

Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. Gov. Josh Shapiro once said, “Leaders have a responsibility to speak truth.” Yet, truth be told, the governor’s lack of leadership on this…

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Education

Cyber Students: Undeserving Targets of Teacher Unions

  • Guy Ciarrocchi
  • June 18, 2025

Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. With all that’s wrong in public education today, what if I told you some good news? There are more than 69,000 students in Pennsylvania who have…

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Pennsylvania Labor Policies Rank Low Nationally

  • June 16, 2025

Pennsylvania labor policies rank among the lowest nationally, according to a new report. The American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) published States That Work: A Labor Policy Roadmap Across America,…

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Is Shapiro Serving Students or His Union Backers?

  • Common Sense Weekly
  • June 13, 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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Gov. Shapiro Needs to Serve Students, Not Supporters

  • Megan Martin
  • June 12, 2025

Two years ago, Governor Josh Shapiro boldly promised to save Pennsylvania’s children trapped in failing schools. When asked on Fox News about the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success (PASS), also…

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