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Harrisburg, Pa., August 22, 2025 — This Sunday, after eight consecutive weeks of public fearmongering, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) will enact self-imposed service cuts. Though completely avoidable, these cuts aim to extract yet another taxpayer-funded bailout. This is not a true emergency; it is a manufactured crisis, fueled and exploited by Gov. Josh […] The post SEPTA’s Manufactured Crisis Has Delayed State Budget Long Enough appeared first on Common...| Commonwealth Foundation
Harrisburg, Pa., August 22, 2025 — Today, the Commonwealth Foundation launched a new ad, calling for Gov. Josh Shapiro to end the budget impasse with a compromise that protects families from tax hikes and offers educational choice. The ad is running statewide on digital beginning this weekend, and will air on TV from Sunday, August […] The post New TV/Digital Ad: Shapiro’s Budget Impasse is Failing Kids & Families appeared first on Commonwealth Foundation.| Commonwealth Foundation
Harrisburg, Pa., August 12, 2025 — Today, the Pennsylvania Senate is advancing a spending bill that provides the clearest path forward in months| Commonwealth Foundation
Harrisburg, Pa., August 5, 2025—The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) is violating state and federal law around “persistently dangerous schools,” endangering the safety of Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable students, and threatening billions in federal funding, according to a groundbreaking analysis from the Commonwealth Foundation. More than 40 percent of Pennsylvania schools face dangerous incidents, but state […] The post New Report Finds Pennsylvania Violating Law, Endang...| Commonwealth Foundation
Harrisburg, Pa., August 1, 2025 — Pennsylvania is entering the second month operating without a state budget, with no end in sight. Amid the protracted| Commonwealth Foundation
city in and county seat of Dauphin County, Pennsylvania, United States and Pennsylvania federated state capital city| Commonwealth Foundation
American carbon emission trading program| Commonwealth Foundation
Harrisburg, Pa., July 14, 2025 — Today, Pennsylvania House Democrats passed the General Appropriations Act (HB 1330), their version of a budget bill,| Commonwealth Foundation
Harrisburg, Pa., July 3, 2025 — After much anticipation and debate, the One Big, Beautiful Bill (OBBB) is now passed and set to be enacted—delivering policy accomplishments that Pennsylvanians can celebrate: Protecting Taxpayers: Preventing an average $2,500 tax hike per Pennsylvania taxpayer. Nearly every Pennsylvanian has benefited from the 2017 Tax Cuts and Job Act, which […] The post OBBB Delivers Historic Expansion of Educational Choice, Sweeping Reforms appeared first on Commonwe...| Commonwealth Foundation
Megan Martin, Commonwealth Foundation’s Chief Operating Officer and General Counsel, joins PCN’s Capitol Preview to talk all things state budget. From public transit to Lifeline Scholarships, Martin outlines what good looks like in this year’s budget, and which proposals will damage Pennsylvania’s economic future. Watch below: The post WATCH: Megan Martin on PCN Discussing State Budget, Mass Transit Bail-out, and More appeared first on Commonwealth Foundation.| Commonwealth Foundation
Harrisburg, Pa., June 30, 2025 —Today marks the end of Pennsylvania’s fiscal year and the deadline for lawmakers to pass the FY 2025–26 state budget, with no apparent deal in sight. Pennsylvania stares down yet another budget impasse under Gov. Josh Shapiro, his third in as many years. In this year’s proposed budget, Democratic leaders […] The post Shapiro, House Democrats Miss the Budget Deadline Again, With No Deal in Sight appeared first on Commonwealth Foundation.| Commonwealth Foundation
69% of voters believe Gov. Josh Shapiro needs to take a more active role in budget negotiations. Harrisburg, Pa., June 25, 2025 — As the June 30th| Commonwealth Foundation
Senate Republicans passed two bills to protect all Pennsylvanians from overregulation - SB 333 and SB 444.| Commonwealth Foundation
Rachel Langan is the Senior Education Policy Analyst at the Commonwealth Foundation.| Commonwealth Foundation
Voters strongly oppose Gov. Josh Shapiro’s top priorities, including RGGI, mass transit bailout, and government energy mandates. Harrisburg, Pa., May 29,| Commonwealth Foundation
The report finds PACER and PRESS proposals would impose massive increases to household electricity rates. Harrisburg, Pa., May 27, 2025 — Today, the| Commonwealth Foundation
Overview Gov. Josh Shapiro’s radical overspending exacerbates what is already a massive budget deficit. His plan imposes new taxes this year and will| Commonwealth Foundation
Background Pennsylvania faces serious fiscal challenges. The enacted 2024–25 General Fund budget created a $3.6 billion structural deficit, with $47.6| Commonwealth Foundation
Harrisburg, Pa., May 6, 2025—Today, the Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee approved legislation to establish the Pennsylvania Award for Student| Commonwealth Foundation
Overview The national trends impacting education in Pennsylvania in 2025 include an impending fiscal cliff, under-enrolled schools, and population| Commonwealth Foundation
Overview The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is a multi-state cap-and-trade program that imposes a carbon tax on power generators, resulting in| Commonwealth Foundation
Overview Gov. Josh Shapiro campaigned on a healthy skepticism of carbon taxes before proposing his own carbon tax scheme. His new energy agenda centers| Commonwealth Foundation
Summary The Budget Stabilization Reserve Fund, commonly referred to as the Rainy Day Fund, is Pennsylvania’s largest budgetary reserve fund. Pennsylvania| Commonwealth Foundation
Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit (OSTC) are state tax credit programs.| Commonwealth Foundation
Lifeline Scholarships, also known as the Pennsylvania Award for Student Success (PASS) program, would offer an Education Opportunity Account (EOA).| Commonwealth Foundation
Harrisburg, Pa., February 27, 2025 — Yesterday, the Senate Appropriations Committee heard testimony from Pennsylvania Department of Education Acting| Commonwealth Foundation
New data on EITC and OSTC programs reveals growing wait lists for school choice scholarships.| Commonwealth Foundation
Curious to learn how Trump’s Labor Secretary pick, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, might impact public sector union policy? David Osborne, Senior Fellow of Labor| Commonwealth Foundation
Cyber charter schools need reserve funds to ensure their continued operation despite fluctuations in their unpredictable funding. CORRECTION: A previous| Commonwealth Foundation
As revealed in IFO’s findings, Pennsylvania’s fiscal future is bleak under Shapiro’s proposed budget.| Commonwealth Foundation
Originally published in The Philadelphia Inquirer. In a recent Inquirer article, Donna Cooper, executive director of Children First, stated that “the| Commonwealth Foundation
Harrisburg, PA, February 4, 2025 – Massive spending increases proposed by Gov. Josh Shapiro in his recently released 2025 budget proposal| Commonwealth Foundation
Today, the Pennsylvania Senate passed, with a bipartisan 31-18 vote, legislation to leave the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI).| Commonwealth Foundation
The Nation’s Report Card, released this morning by the U.S. Department of Education, showed that 69% of Pennsylvania 8th grade students aren’t proficient at math.| Commonwealth Foundation
Harrisburg, Pa., January 28, 2025 – Today, Gov. Josh Shapiro announced his administration resolved its recent complaint against PJM Interconnection. Rather than pursue PR stunts like this, the Commonwealth Foundation has called on Shapiro to champion energy policies that prioritize affordability and reliability. Instead, Shapiro continues to champion the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the […]| Commonwealth Foundation
The Better Pennsylvania plan offers 30 popular, bipartisan solutions and reforms to address the economic, education, energy, and budgetary challenges that lead many Pennsylvanians to flee the state.| Commonwealth Foundation
