Energy

EPA’s Latest Carbon Emissions Rule Is a Raw Deal for Pennsylvanians

  • April 26, 2024

Harrisburg, Pa., April 26, 2024 — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unilaterally issued a final rule establishing draconian carbon dioxide emission standards, targeting coal and new natural gas power plants. The rule,…

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Education

Charles Mitchell | On Offense in Pennsylvania

  • Charles Mitchell
  • April 25, 2024

Charles Mitchell is the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Commonwealth Foundation. Charles grew up in the Philadelphia suburbs in a family of railroaders, teachers, and small…

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Education

Nate Benefield on The Dawn Stensland Show: Common Ground Poll Breakdown

  • Nathan Benefield
  • April 18, 2024

The juxtaposition between the lack of support for Shapiro’s budget proposal (29%) and the massive support for his unfulfilled campaign promises—like Lifeline Scholarships (77%), lowering the business tax rate (81%),…

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Health Care

Pa. House’s Passage of HB 1512 Is a Victory for Patients

  • April 10, 2024

Harrisburg, Pa., April 10, 2024 — Today, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed House Bill (HB) 1512 by a vote of 197 to 3. The Commonwealth Foundation applauds the passage of the…

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Public Union Democracy

What happened when a teacher spoke out?

  • David Osborne
  • April 3, 2024

In this episode of Disunion: The Government Union Report, host David Osborne interviews physical education teacher John Grande. Mr. Grande has been a teacher for 36 years. After expressing frustration…

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Energy

Pennsylvania Governor Flirts with Reckless ‘Green’ Initiatives

  • March 28, 2024

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is attempting to rebrand big-government environmental programs that threaten “the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians and the economic vitality of one of the nation’s…

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Government Accountability

Governor Shapiro’s ‘Project Labor Agreements’ Nothing More Than Another Campaign Donor Handout

  • March 27, 2024

Harrisburg, Pa., March 27, 2024 — Today, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced an executive order to require project labor agreements (PLAs) for government projects—a move that, once again, prioritizes campaign donors over Pennsylvania’s…

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Energy

André Béliveau on the Dawn Stensland Show 3.25.2024

  • André Béliveau
  • March 25, 2024

A significant majority of Pennsylvania voters (80 percent) say their household energy bills have increased over the past two years, including 34 percent who say their bills have increased “a…

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Energy

Governor Shapiro’s Disastrous Carbon Tax Hurts Families, Breaks Promises

  • March 13, 2024

Harrisburg, Pa., March 13, 2024 — Today, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced plans for an economy-wide “cap-and-invest” carbon pricing program, the Pennsylvania Climate Emissions Reduction Act (PACER)—a massive new tax that would substantially…

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State Budget

Corporate Welfare Is Rampant Throughout Governor Shapiro’s Proposed Budget

  • March 7, 2024

Harrisburg, Pa., March 7, 2024 — Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposed 2024–25 budget funnels $1.49 billion of taxpayer money to corporate welfare programs that have repeatedly failed to improve Pennsylvania’s economic competitiveness,…

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Public Union Democracy

Season 1 Premier Featuring Professor Michael Hartney

  • David Osborne
  • March 5, 2024

How did teachers unions morph from representing teachers’ needs to some of the largest special interest and politically active organizations in our country?  In the series premier of Disunion: The…

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Regulation

Stefano: Occupational licensing holds Pennsylvania back

  • March 5, 2024

Hairdressers and make-up artists alike have to deal with excessive and onerous government regulations to earn a living, explains Commonwealth Foundation Executive Vice President and Philadelphia Inquirer columnist Jennifer Stefano in her recent …

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