Government Accountability

Voter ID Constitutional Amendment

• January 16, 2023

Key Points Voter ID requirements improve election integrity, while voter turnout increases, without impacting election outcomes.Pennsylvania voters support Voter ID requirements by a wide margin, with support across all regions…

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Education

Krasner Isn’t Philadelphia’s Only Problem—It’s Education System Is

• David P. Hardy
• December 22, 2022

Originally published in The Philadelphia Citizen Underscoring Philadelphia’s crime problem, the Pennsylvania House voted to impeach the City’s district attorney Larry Krasner. As Philadelphia’s…

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Republicans blew the 2022 election. That’s good for America.

• Jennifer Stefano
• November 21, 2022

Originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer Being a lifelong Philadelphia sports fan has prepared me for being politically allied with Republicans — endlessly coping with disappointment. 2022 delivered once…

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Jennifer Stefano on America’s Newsroom on November 15, 2022

• Jennifer Stefano
• November 15, 2022

Commonwealth Foundation Executive Vice President Jennifer Stefano discusses crime in the Philadelphia area on Fox News.

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Criminal Justice Reform

Keeping kids in the community improves public safety

• Elizabeth Stelle
• October 28, 2022

Originally published at City & State Pennsylvania Reforming the juvenile justice system is personal for Philadelphia native Jon Kelly.   “I cycled through several youth detention centers,”…

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Education

Extracurriculars Keep Our Students Safe

• David P. Hardy
• October 21, 2022

Originally published at The Philadelphia Citizen The murder outside the Roxborough High School and Boys’ Latin junior varsity football scrimmage is a heinous tragedy. Five teenagers were shot,…

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Education

The teacher shortage isn’t the real issue with Philly schools

• Jennifer Stefano
• September 26, 2022

Originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer Daniel Nansi always dreamed that his daughter would go to school in America — until he landed in Philadelphia. Originally from Benin, a…

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Taxes & Economy

Pa. Economic Trends September 2022

• September 16, 2022

Overview Families across the country continue to feel the pressure of rising prices. The Consumer Price Index is up 8.3% over the last year, and while gasoline prices have fallen…

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Education

Philadelphia’s school board needs to get out of charter authorizing

• David P. Hardy
• September 14, 2022

Originally published at Broad + Liberty The Philadelphia school board is the sole authorizer of the city’s charter schools — and its record doesn’t look good. Just days before…

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