Public Union Democracy

Public vs. Private Employment & Pay

• May 11, 2010

Pennsylvania's private sector lost 113,600 jobs while state and local governments added 40,200 positions between 2000 and 2009, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. At the same time, public-sector…

Fact Sheet

Libs Going Nuts Over Guns

• Matthew Brouillette
• April 28, 2010

Seems our LiveFreePA event on May 8 has gotten our liberal friends’ underwear in a knot. So much so that Alan Colmes is going to have me…

Media

Education

Some Educating Research on Education

• Nathan Benefield
• April 23, 2010

I’m a little behind on my reading – hence I am going through two editions of the quarterly journal Education Next. Nonetheless, there are a number of interesting and informative…

Media

Government Accountability

Poll Shows Voters Support Pension Reform, I&R, and Spending Limits

• April 20, 2010

HARRISBURG, PA – The Commonwealth Foundation today released results of a recently commissioned statewide poll measuring Pennsylvanians’ opinion of three landmark reforms. The survey of 700 registered voters was conducted by…

Press Release

Taxes & Economy

Transportation Funding Solutions Require Reforms and Reprioritization

• Matthew Brouillette, Nathan Benefield
• April 14, 2010

Now that the federal government has rejected the ill-conceived plan to toll I-80 for a third, and supposedly final time, Gov. Rendell and the General Assembly must implement serious solutions…

Commentary

Education

PA Public School Staff Grows As Enrollment Declines

• April 14, 2010

Despite stagnation in qualitative measures of school performance, cries for additional spending in public schools have not subsided. In fact, Gov. Rendell says…

Media

Government Accountability

Pennsylvania Tax Day Tea Parties

• Elizabeth Stelle
• April 8, 2010

We’ve been getting a lot of calls from folks who want to attend a tax day tea party. Tea Party Patriots has a good list of the events taking…

Media

State Budget

PA Budget Facts 2010: Pennsylvania Sales Tax Expansion

• April 7, 2010

Gov. Rendell has proposed lowering Pennsylvania's Sales & Use Tax from 6% to 4% and expanding the tax to 74 goods and services currently not taxed. This is the fourth…

Fact Sheet

Time for Serious Transportation Funding Solutions

• April 6, 2010

Harrisburg, PA – Commonwealth Foundation President and CEO Matthew Brouillette released the following statement in response to the Federal Highway Administration’s (FHWA) rejection of Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC)…

Press Release