Taxes & Economy

Stephen Bloom joins RJ Harris in the Morning to Talk Tax Reform

  • Stephen Bloom
  • April 22, 2025

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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Energy

State of RGGI: Past, Present, and Future

  • André Béliveau
  • December 5, 2024

Key Points The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a multi-state cap-and-trade program that imposes a carbon tax on power generators, resulting in a new, economy-wide energy tax. Pennsylvania entered…

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State Budget

Shapiro’s Backward Budget

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • August 2, 2024

Originally published at RealClearPennsylvania Pennsylvania’s most precious resource – people – are leaving. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s newly adopted 2024–25 state budget, once more, mimics the policies of other declining…

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Healthcare

  • June 26, 2024

Three-in-four voters grade the US healthcare system as a “C” or worse, with overwhelming majorities favoring free-market reforms. Voters overwhelmingly agree that expanding telemedicine is the path…

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State Budget

Lawmakers can ease financial worries of Pennsylvanians

  • Stephen Bloom
  • June 2, 2024

Originally published at LNP The struggle is real. When asked about their families’ financial situation, only 17% of Pennsylvanians see themselves as better off now than two years ago,…

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Energy

Andre Beliveau: EPA Carbon Emissions Rule in PA

  • André Béliveau
  • May 3, 2024

EPA’s Latest Carbon Emissions Rule Is a Raw Deal for Pennsylvanians. New federal regulation would devastate Pennsylvania’s energy industry, increase electric bills, and undermine energy reliability.

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State Budget

Commonwealth Foundation Releases Video and Materials from Nathan Benefield’s 2024 Budget Briefing

  • January 25, 2024

Harrisburg, Pa., January 25, 2024 — Commonwealth Foundation’s state budget expert Nathan Benefield yesterday provided reporters background on the state’s current financial situation and budget projections in anticipation of the 2024 Pennsylvania…

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