SEPTEMBER 4, 2008 | Commentary by ELIZABETH STELLE

Open the Books on Government Spending

Imagine a website where you could instantly find information about the salary of your legislator or the amount of money your school district spends on textbooks. Think of a database where you could easily see how well (or poorly) government programs are performing and the amount of revenue various taxes are generating.

JULY 4, 2008 | News Release by COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION

More Spending, More Debt, Less Transparency

Commonwealth Foundation expresses disappointment in overall budget deal

HARRISBURG, PA — Today, the Commonwealth Foundation provided its perspective on the FY 2008-09 budget agreement making its way to the governor’s desk.

MAY 7, 2007 | Commentary by COMMONWEALTH FOUNDATION

Memo to Senate State Government Committee Members

MEMORANDUM

TO: Pennsylvania Senate State Government Committee Members (Senators Piccola, Folmer, A. Williams, Scarnati, Brubaker, Corman, Punt, McIhinney, Fontana, Hughes, and Tartaglione)

FROM: Commonwealth Foundation, Democracy Rising PA, Rock the Capital, Young Conservatives of PA, PA Clean Sweep, PA Council of Churches, PA Accountability Project, Taxpayers and Ratepayers United, and Citizens for Legislator Accountability

AUGUST 1, 2006 | Commentary by NATHAN BENEFIELD

Shrinking the Legislature

Thank you, Chairman Scarnati, and members of the Senate Majority Policy Committee for the opportunity to testify before you today on the issue of whether or not Pennsylvania should reduce the size its legislature.

My name is Nathan Benefield; I am a policy analyst with the Commonwealth Foundation, a public policy research organization in Harrisburg.

Center for Taxes & Fiscal Responsibility

The Center for Taxes & Fiscal Responsibility works to reduce the size, scope, and “tax-take” of state government; restore the government sector to its proper and limited role in our lives; and make government more open, transparent, and accountable to citizens.