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:…
Public sector unions are supposed to represent their workers, but where can workers go when they’ve been mistreated by union officials? In this conversation with Commonwealth Partners president and CEO Matt Brouillette, Nathan McGrath, president and general counsel of The…
Among the many things Pennsylvanians saw throughout Gov. Tom Wolf’s shutdown of the economy during COVID, the disaster of the state-run liquor system ranks among the more frustrating. From closed stores to an attempt at online selling that launched with…
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…