What Swing Voters Think of Shapiro
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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Portable Benefits for Gig-Workers
Findings from a DoorDash pilot program in Pennsylvania. Summary In April 2024, with the support of Gov. Josh Shapiro, DoorDash launched a first-of-its-kind portable benefits six-month pilot program for…
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Bring Domestic Steel Manufacturing Into America’s Golden Age
Originally published by Broad + Liberty. If there is to be a new Golden Age for American industry and manufacturing, Pennsylvania will play a leading role. In recent years, a…
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Medicaid Reform Needed to Eliminate Waste and Fraud
Originally published by Morning Call. Our national health-care safety net, known as Medicaid, is fundamentally broken. It prioritizes the healthy over the sick and insurers over patients—with little accountability. Finally,…
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Andrew Lewis on ‘This Week in Pennsylvania’
Andrew Lewis, Commonwealth Foundation’s President & CEO, joined Dennis Owens to discuss the education and energy policies that will empower all Pennsylvanians to thrive. Lewis called on Governor Josh…
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Stephen Bloom joins RJ Harris in the Morning to Talk Tax Reform
Was your Tax Day painful this year? Pennsylvania’s tax structure may be the reason. Commonwealth Foundation’s Vice President Stephen Bloom joins RJ Harris in the Morning to discuss why Pennsylvanians…
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Government Unions Spent $33 Million in Recent Pennsylvania Elections
When it comes to politics, government unions are big spenders—and they overwhelmingly favor one side of the political spectrum. In Pennsylvania, unions representing public sector workers spent millions of membership…
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School Choice Surges as Public School Enrollment Declines
Statewide, public school enrollment is declining. More specifically, overall student enrollment is changing. In other words, parents are making different choices regarding where they send their children to school. How…
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Tax Day, SEPTA, and Another Union Data Hack
Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.We have a new X handle! Follow @MyCommonwealth…
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