Meet Emily Jae

  • April 28, 2018

Emily Jae is the Commonwealth Foundation’s director of entrepreneur engagement in southeastern Pennsylvania. Recently, Emily sat down with Commonwealth Sense to talk about her journey to CF, love of Philadelphia,…

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Government Accountability

The Call for Contract Transparency Continues

  • Jessica Barnett
  • March 30, 2018

An ABC27 special investigation asks a simple question: “Would you pay a bill before you saw it?” Most people would answer with a resounding no. Yet, as the report highlights, that’s exactly…

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Education

Philly Exodus Spells the Need for School Choice

  • Marc LeBlond
  • March 29, 2018

Philadelphia’s population is growing. In fact, Philly’s population has grown for 11 consecutive years according to the U.S. Census Bureau and highlighted recently in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Population growth…

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Education

Scholarship Tax Credits

  • Colleen Hroncich
  • March 14, 2018

Ziva loves school. Yet just a year ago, it was a different story. According to her mother, Jesica, Ziva’s first grade teacher had given up on little Ziva, claiming the…

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Education

Philadelphia’s Soda Tax Falls Flat

  • March 1, 2018

Mayor Jim Kenney's administration has scaled back its pre-K program goals after Philadelphia's soda tax failed to meet revenue projections. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, the city is reducing the…

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Education

Will Philly’s New School Board Welcome Choice?

  • Colleen Hroncich
  • February 27, 2018

Yesterday the Educational Nominating Panel for Philadelphia’s new school board voted to recommend board candidates to Mayor Kenney. Here is who made the list: Sarah-Ashley Andrews, Jenne Ayers,…

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Taxes & Economy

PA Companies Raise Starting Wages After Tax Reform

  • Nathan Benefield
  • February 6, 2018

Since the passage of federal tax reform, more than 300 companies have announced bonuses, raises, and new investments. This includes some major national companies, like Disney,…

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State Budget

Lawmakers Call for Common Sense Spending Plan

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • February 2, 2018

In advance of next week's budget address by the governor, 10 House lawmakers held a press conference on Thursday to offer positive budget solutions. The Common Sense Caucus brought attention to…

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Education

The Invisible School District Income Tax

  • January 30, 2018

Editor’s Note: This is the second of a series of occasional blogs by a Philadelphia resident highlighting policy problems holding back the City of Brotherly Love. If a tree…

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