Health Care

Pennsylvania Health-Care Freedom on Life Support

  • Jacob Custer
  • September 21, 2026

Pennsylvania’s health care freedom is in a free fall. The Knee Regulatory Research Center at West Virginia University’s new report, Health Freedom: A 50-State Freedom Index…

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Public Union Democracy

National Unions are Bouncing Back—and Coming for State Legislatures

  • September 7, 2026

Harrisburg, Pa., September 7, 2026—The nation’s largest government unions are organizing new and unusual workplaces to overcome membership losses since the landmark Janus v. AFSCME case, according to the fifth edition of The Battle for Worker…

Press Release

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Public Union Democracy

The Battle for Worker Freedom: Grading State Public Sector Labor Laws

  • David Osborne
  • September 7, 2026

Key Findings Union executives are prioritizing recruitment. The fastest-growing category of public sector labor legislation expands collective bargaining into new workplaces. On the strength of these new laws, union executives…

Report

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Taxes & Economy

Pennsylvania’s Economy Trails Nationally

  • August 10, 2026

Gov. Josh Shapiro recently celebrated Pennsylvania’s appearance in a new national ranking that suggests it’s a business-friendly destination. The commonwealth now ranks 13th on CNBC’s America’s Top States for…

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Energy

Pennsylvania’s RGGI Odyssey

  • Joshua Schubert
  • May 4, 2026

Six Years of Lost Investment Underline Danger of New State Energy Taxes Summary From 2019 to 2025, the looming implementation of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) chilled investment in Pennsylvania’s electric grid. For six…

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Unbalanced, Reckless Spending Bill

  • Common Sense Weekly
  • July 18, 2025

Welcome to the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.Follow us on X for the latest updates—and help us reach 10,000 followers! PA…

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State Budget

Pennsylvania Can Learn from Ohio and West Virginia

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 14, 2025

Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. Over the last decade, Pennsylvania has lost population and businesses to more competitive states. But this outmigration offers clues on how Pennsylvania…

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