One topic that’s been front and center during the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania is the state’s response to helping residents and staff of long-term care facilities. Zach Shamberg, president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA), shares a…
Guest Op-Ed by Jonathan Goldstein. This piece originally appeared at Broad + Liberty. The picture is clear: A handful of governors mismanaged their excessive coronavirus shutdowns and destroyed lives and livelihoods. They used “public health and safety” to justify stripping freedoms and…
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…
HARRISBURG, June 22, 2020—Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs President and CEO Matt Brouillette offered the following congratulations today to newly elected House Speaker Bryan Cutler, new Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff, new Majority Whip Donna Oberlander, and new Policy Committee Chair…
HARRISBURG, June 10, 2020—As House Speaker Mike Turzai delivered his farewell address today, Commonwealth Partners President and CEO Matthew Brouillette issued the following statement: “Speaker Turzai has long been a leader on critical issues such as expanding educational opportunity, protecting Pennsylvanians from…
HARRISBURG, June 9, 2020—Following the House and Senate’s bipartisan votes tonight to terminate Gov. Wolf’s disaster emergency declaration, Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs President and CEO Matthew Brouillette issued the following statement: “In early March, Pennsylvania entered the unknown of…
Commonwealth Partners extends our congratulations to our endorsed candidates who secured important victories in yesterday’s primary elections! Congratulations, Rep. Cris Dush, Republican nominee for state Senate District 25 In by far the most contested (and under-covered) Republican legislative primary in…
PA Gov. Tom Wolf has proposed creating a “Commonwealth Civilian Coronavirus Corps” to combat COVID-19 and help put unemployed Pennsylvanians back to work—working for the government, that is. Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs Board Member David Hogg, an entrepreneur who…
Op-Ed by Commonwealth Partners Board Member David Hogg. Governor Tom Wolf is bringing to life the maxim: Never let a good crisis go to waste. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, Wolf wants to roll out a new program that will…
In light of PA Gov. Tom Wolf's threats to retaliate against counties and businesses that re-open without his permission, Rep. Seth Grove addresses what powers the governor does and does not have and discusses the growing frustration over Wolf's refusal…