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…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Sec't of Health won't say whether nursing home policy was mistake Facing questions from Rep. Natalie Mihalek (Allegheny and Washington counties) yesterday, Acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam refused…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Wolf admin's ballot wording 'meant for it to be defeated' The ballot wording of the proposed constitutional amendment limiting a governor's emergency powers is the target of extensive criticism,…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Why Wolf's budget proposal is really a $6 billion tax increase The Tax Foundation's Jared Walczek takes a good look at Gov. Wolf's proposed 46% personal income tax hike…
Education in the age of COVID has left students and parents frustrated to say the least. PA Senate Education Committee Chair Senator Scott Martin joins Commonwealth Partners President and CEO Matt Brouillette to share how the Senate is taking bold…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Another Wolf press conference, another tax hike demand Lately it's like clockwork: Gov Wolf holds a press conference. Gov. Wolf pitches some sort of tax hike. Yesterday, it was…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Subscribe here! Dissent in the ranks: Dem lawmakers push Wolf admin to get its vaccine act together Broad + Liberty reports that several Democrat lawmakers are proposing legislation to force Gov. Wolf's…
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…
Get News & Brews in your inbox each day: Sign up here! PennDOT identifies nine bridges it wants to toll A couple weeks ago, I shared that PennDOT was moving forward with a plan to toll up to 10 major…
In his 2021 budget address, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf asked for more than $1 billion in additional funding for public schools—even schools that are physically closed. In this episode, Commonwealth Partners President and CEO Matt Brouillette says it’s time to…