Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. The following commentary appeared in multiple media outlets in Pennsylvania. In recent months, Gov. Tom Wolf has become more vociferous in his push to legalize recreational marijuana. In reality, Wolf’s focus on pushing pot shows his…
February 26, 2021. As Gov. Wolf plans today to announce his intent to cut funding for public charter school students, Commonwealth Partners President and CEO Matt Brouillette issued the following statement: "It’s ironic that almost 12 months into his school…
Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. The following commentary appeared in more than two dozen media outlets across Pennsylvania. “Schools that teach” sounded great as Gov. Wolf’s campaign slogan in 2014 and 2018. But two years into Wolf’s second term, many parents…
This piece is shared with permission from Capitolwire.com. By: Chris Comisac, Bureau Chief, Capitolwire HARRISBURG (Feb. 16) - It should come as little shock that Gov. Tom Wolf’s state budget proposal to raise the state’s Personal Income Tax (PIT) was…
HARRISBURG, February 3, 2021—Gov. Wolf’s annual budget address today was a stunning display of special-interest favoritism mixed with a disconnect from economic reality. While proposing a $3 billion personal income tax hike and asking for billions more for schools that…
HARRISBURG, January 4, 2021—Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs filed an amicus brief on December 30 in County of Butler v. Wolf asking the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to uphold the ruling of District Court Judge William Stickman, which found…
Commonwealth Partners President and CEO Matt Brouillette issued the following statement after Gov. Wolf's latest executive order, effective December 12, closing businesses across the commonwealth. "Gov. Wolf’s newest round of lockdowns underscore his utter disconnect from the people he serves.…
Op-Ed by Matt Brouillette. The following commentary originally appeared at RealClearPolitics. Barack Obama and Eric Holder’s National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC) aimed to raise $400 million to help flip state legislatures from red to blue in the 2020 elections. The thinking went like…
HARRISBURG, July 1, 2020—Following the Pennsylvania Supreme Court’s ruling today rejecting the Legislature’s concurrent resolution terminating Gov. Wolf’s emergency disaster declaration and upholding Wolf’s unilateral power, Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs President and CEO Matthew Brouillette issued the following statement:…
HARRISBURG, June 23, 2020—Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs—joined by the Manufacturer & Business Association, the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association, and the National Federation of Independent Business Pennsylvania—today filed an amici brief in Wolf v. Scarnati, asking the state Supreme Court to…