State Budget

Standing with Taxpayers

• Nathan Benefield
• February 6, 2013

Most Pennsylvanians probably weren't aware – or don't care – that Governor Corbett delivered his 2013-14 budget proposal this week.  But they should!  Spending $20,900 per family of four, the…

Commentary

Karen Heller: Corbett reaches into the grab bag of ideas for Pa.

• February 6, 2013

Media Hit

Health Care

Medicaid Expansion: The Price was Wrong

• Elizabeth Stelle
• February 6, 2013

Governor Corbett made the right call yesterday when he decided to recommend against expanding Medicaid in Pennsylvania. Here is my letter to the editor to the Philadelphia Inquirer explaining…

Media

State Budget

Gov. Corbett’s Budget Stands with Taxpayers

• February 5, 2013

Statement of Matthew J. Brouillette, president and CEO of the Commonwealth Foundation, Pennsylvania’s free-market think tank, on Governor Corbett’s budget proposal: Gov. Corbett has chosen to prioritize government spending…

Press Release

State Budget

Spending Restraint Fosters Economic Growth

• Nathan Benefield
• February 5, 2013

Critics, and likely election challengers, of Gov. Tom Corbett point to the singular fact that the state’s unemployment rate is higher than the national average (though not significantly,…

Media

Health Care

Affordable Care Act: Costs to Pennsylvanians

• February 4, 2013

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act—often dubbed "Obamacare"—will cost Americans $1.2 trillion from 2012 to 2022 according to the Congressional Budget Office. These projections do not account for the…

Fact Sheet

Regulation

Liquor Liberty at Long Last?

• Nathan Benefield
• January 31, 2013

Yesterday, Gov. Tom Corbett unveiled his proposal for privatizing the government-run liquor stores and bringing Pennsylvania into the 21st century when it comes to the sale of alcohol. Pennsylvania…

Media

Liquor Proposal Delivers Convenience

• January 30, 2013

The Commonwealth Foundation applauds Gov. Tom Corbett for introducing a plan to end the state government’s Prohibition-era liquor system in Pennsylvania. Today, Pennsylvania remains one of only two states in…

Press Release

Education

Cyber Proposal Undermines Cherished School Option

• Priya Brannick
• January 29, 2013

The Matunis girls are just two of some 32,000 students statewide who are thriving at cyber schools.  New legislation unveiled in Harrisburg, however, could do serious damage to cyber…

Commentary