How is Gov. Wolf Handling COVID – Terrible

• July 20, 2020

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Health Care

Questions for Gov. Wolf

• Nathan Benefield
• July 15, 2020

Gov. Wolf is proposing additional restrictions on businesses across Pennsylvania because of a rise in the number of new COVID cases.  Here is a list of questions for Gov.

Commentary

Government Accountability

Pa. Supreme Court Grants Governor Unchecked Emergency Powers

• Charles Mitchell, Michael Torres
• July 1, 2020

July 1, 2020, Harrisburg, Pa. — The Pa. Supreme Court ignored the commonwealth’s tradition of checks and balances between branches of government in a ruling on a lawsuit between…

Press Release

Regulation

Occupational Licensing Reform Passes Unanimously, Goes to Wolf

• Jessica Barnett, Michael Torres
• June 25, 2020

June 25, 2020, Harrisburg, Pa. — The Pa. General Assembly unanimously passed SB 637 (Sens. DiSanto and Schwank), a bill that will remove professional licensing employment barriers for roughly 3 million…

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Criminal Justice Reform

Lawmakers Move Two Key Criminal Justice Reforms

• Jessica Barnett
• June 24, 2020

Pennsylvania General lawmakers moved two key criminal justice reform bills aimed at improving Pennsylvania’s onerous probation system and limiting the excessive burdens of a criminal record.

Memo

State Budget

Strange Budget for Strange Times: 2020-2021 State Budget Overview

• Andrew Abramczyk
• June 22, 2020

State assembly funds the government through November with a budget chock full of federal aid.  …

Memo

Op-ed: Lawmakers Right to End Wolf’s Extended Disaster Declaration

• June 19, 2020

While some economic harm was unavoidable, Wolf’s policies were unfair to local small businesses. He inexplicably shut down small retailers, including garden center and appliance stores, while allowing big box…

Commentary

Shutdown Poll: 74% of Pa. Voters Support Relaxing Restrictions on Businesses

• Michael Torres
• June 11, 2020

June 11, 2020, Harrisburg, Pa. — An overwhelming majority of Pennsylvanians favor allowing businesses to safely resume operations, according to a poll released today by the Commonwealth Foundation.  The poll of…

Press Release

Commonwealth Foundation Thanks Speaker Mike Turzai

• Michael Torres
• June 10, 2020

June 10, 2020, Harrisburg, Pa. — Today, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Mike Turzai announced that he will resign from his seat in the General Assembly effective June 15. Turzai…

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