State Budget

Follow the Pennsylvania Budget Debate

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 16, 2009

The House of Representatives has begun debating the Pennsylvania state budget (HB 1416) likely to continue today and tomorrow.  For live updates, you can follow the Commonwealth Foundation…

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Health Care

Helping the Uninsured

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 25, 2009

I had a brief debate via Twitter (I guess it is impossible to have anything but a brief debate on Twitter) with a staffer for the Pennsylvania House…

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Education

Public Schools’ Edifice Complex

  • Nathan Benefield
  • June 11, 2009

John Micek and I (@NathanBenefield) had a little discussion via Twitter over the cost of public school buildings. John wonders what is wrong with having nice school…

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Live from the PA Leadership Conference

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 27, 2009

The Commonwealth Foundation will be at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference this weekend. For those unable to attend, much of the events will air on PCN TV . The…

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Harrisburg Tea Party

  • Nathan Benefield
  • March 2, 2009

The Harrisburg Tea Party is on for this Saturday, March 7 at Noon on the Capitol Steps. Here are news, pics, and videos from other tea parties hosted around…

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Government Accountability

Prizes for bloggers, citizen activists, video producers, and more

  • Nathan Benefield
  • November 15, 2008

Our friends at the Sam Adams Alliance have something called The Sammies awards (with cash prizes) to encourage bloggers and citizens to get involved in political action. Here…

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Taxes & Economy

Free market groups opposing bailout

  • Nathan Benefield
  • October 1, 2008

A coalition of 27 organizations, including the Commonwealth Foundation, have signed on to an open letter to US Senators put together by NTU in opposition to the $700…

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State Budget

Check out Pork Parade

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 22, 2008

Congressman Jeff Flake has a new website to expose Pork from Washington. To contribute to the discussion, you can twitter with the code #pork. Twitter users can also…

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Government Accountability

Follow the Commonwealth Foundation on Twitter

  • Nathan Benefield
  • September 18, 2008

The Commonwealth Foundation is now on Twitter. If you Twitter, or thinking of signing up to show how young and hip you are (do the young and hip still…

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