Best Candidate

• May 8, 2024

Which of the following do you think would be the best candidate to represent you and your neighbors in Congress?…

Government Accountability

Stefano: Tired of politics? Stand by these values.

• February 21, 2024

Philadelphia Inquirer columnist and Commonwealth Foundation Executive Vice President Jennifer Stefano, in her column this week, called on readers to resist politicians who “subvert democratic norms” for political purposes.  Stefano writes:…

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Government Accountability

Tired of politics? Stand by these values.

• Jennifer Stefano
• February 20, 2024

Originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer Leading up to a likely Trump vs. Biden face-off for the presidency, a Pew Research Center report released in…

Media Hit

Taxes & Economy

Pa. Tracking Poll: Biden Faces Political Headwinds on Eve of Pa. Visit

• December 7, 2023

Harrisburg, Pa., December 7, 2023 – As President Biden prepares for his ninth visit to Pennsylvania in 2023—his most-visited state aside from Delaware, his home state—he is struggling to connect with…

Press Release

Public Union Democracy

Union Pandering Disguised as Railway Safety

• Nathan Benefield
• October 24, 2023

Originally published at RealClearPolicy More workers have gone on strike in the first nine months of 2023 than in all of 2022. Philadelphia alone saw strikes at Temple University, Rutgers University,…

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Energy

Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) Mandates in Pennsylvania

• Gordon Tomb
• August 24, 2023

Key Points Studies show adopting Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) criteria is not associated with better labor or environmental regulatory compliance. Emerging studies show ESG criteria are associated with lower…

Backgrounder

Education

Josh Shapiro Chooses Teachers Unions Over Students

• Charles Mitchell
• July 7, 2023

Originally published in the Wall Street Journal Nancy Pelosi infamously stated that to find out what ObamaCare contained, Congress had to pass the bill. This week, Pennsylvania’s Democratic Gov. Josh…

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Education

By keeping his promises, Shapiro can help Pennsylvania lead the nation

• Nathan Benefield
• June 26, 2023

Originally published in The Morning Call The recent national debt limit boondoggle that occupied Congress and President Biden is a valuable lesson for what not to do in government.

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Public Union Democracy

Pennsylvania House Labor & Industry Committee Testimony on HB 950

• David Osborne
• April 26, 2023

Chairmen Dawkins and Mackenzie: Good afternoon. Thanks to Chairmen Dawkins and Mackenzie for the invitation to testify on this resolution, and thanks to the rest of the committee for your…

Testimony