Education

Pennsylvania School Funding Reaches $23,000 per Student in 2024

• May 15, 2025

Pennsylvania Public School Spending is Growing Public school spending reaches historic levels year after year. Pennsylvania public school revenue per student increased to $23,061 in the 2023-24 school year, up…

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Shapiro’s Energy Tax in Court

• Common Sense Weekly
• May 14, 2025

Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.Have you seen our recent social media videos?…

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Health Care

Five Facts Everyone Needs to Know About Medicaid

• Elizabeth Stelle
• May 13, 2025

Medicaid is broken, and restoring the federal program to its original intent is crucial to saving this vital health care safety net. This requires fiscal sanity in Washington, D.C. Yet,…

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Education

A Big Week for School Choice in Pennsylvania—and the United States

• May 6, 2025

On Tuesday, school choice was the talk of the town in Harrisburg. Hundreds of students, parents, lawmakers, and activists convened on the steps of the state Capitol to rally support…

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Regulation

Portable Benefits for Gig-Workers

• April 23, 2025

Findings from a DoorDash pilot program in Pennsylvania.  Summary In April 2024, with the support of Gov. Josh Shapiro, DoorDash launched a first-of-its-kind portable benefits six-month pilot program for…

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Regulation

Bring Domestic Steel Manufacturing Into America’s Golden Age

• Nathan Benefield
• April 23, 2025

Originally published by Broad + Liberty. If there is to be a new Golden Age for American industry and manufacturing, Pennsylvania will play a leading role. In recent years, a…

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Taxes & Economy

Deficit Watch: April 2025

• April 4, 2025

Improving Pennsylvania’s economy will help close the deficit. Background Pennsylvania faces serious fiscal challenges. The enacted 2024–25 General Fund budget created a $3.6 billion structural deficit.

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Welfare

How to Help Pennsylvanians Prosper with Medicaid and SNAP Reform 

• Elizabeth Stelle
• April 1, 2025

Work requirements, strengthening eligibility verification, and prioritizing traditional enrollees will lead to better outcomes. Summary The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid programs are intended to help adults increase…

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Energy

IFO Data Shows Pennsylvania’s Emissions Success Story

• André Béliveau
• March 18, 2025

The Keystone State is lowering emissions and generating more energy without RGGI or PACER taxes. Overview The Keystone State cut total emissions while increasing electricity generation, according to the two…

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