Sen. Kim Ward made history by becoming the first female majority leader in the history of the Pennsylvania General Assembly. She sat down with Commonwealth Partners President and CEO Matt Brouillette to talk about her path into politics, Gov. Wolf's latest tax hike plan, and the proposed constitutional amendments voters will soon vote on.

Recently, PA Gov. Tom Wolf has upped his push to legalize recreational marijuana. And it’s actually politically savvy! After all, Wolf's policies throughout COVID have been such a disaster that he’d hardly want to talk about them. This episode is an audio version of a commentary by Commonwealth Partners President and CEO Matt Brouillette on this very topic.

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 action to deliver better educational opportunity to kids and families across Pennsylvania. (Check out Episode 34 to hear more about Sen. Martin's background and path to the state Legislature.)

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 do right by our kids by empowering parents to exercise control in sending their children to the school that’s best for them. This episode is an audio version of a commentary authored by Matt Brouillette and published in multiple media outlets across Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania's Democrat Gov. Tom Wolf just proposed a $3 billion tax hike on working families, but he's calling it a...wait for it...tax cut? The Commonwealth Foundation's Nathan Benefield breaks down the spin and tells just how much more a family of four would pay under Wolf's plan.

Lawmakers are advancing several proposed amendments to the Pennsylvania constitution, including one providing that the Legislature must approve the extension of a disaster declaration after the initial 21 days and one establishing judicial districts for electing judges to statewide appellate courts. Rep. Seth Grove joins Commonwealth Partners President and CEO Matt Brouillette to take a deeper look at both these proposed amendments and more.

PA State Rep. Greg Rothman, who also chairs the state's House Republican Campaign Committee, reflects on the GOP's legislative wins in 2020 and looks ahead to the topic that will be front-and-center in 2021: redistricting.

Incoming state Senator Devlin Robinson defeated incumbent Democrat Sen. Pam Iovino in Nov. 2020, flipping the 37th Senate seat in Allegheny and Washington counties from blue to red. Commonwealth Partners President and CEO Matt Brouillette speaks with Devlin about his background as a Marine Corps veteran who served three combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, his path to becoming a small businessman, and his priorities in the state Senate.

For those of us who grew up in the United States, it can be easy to take for granted the freedoms we enjoy. But when we experience these freedoms through the eyes of someone who knows what it's like not to have them, our perspective can change. Abhi Samuel, who serves as Director of Entrepreneur Engagement for Commonwealth Partners Chamber of Entrepreneurs, has such a story of growing up under socialism. He shares it in this episode.

In perhaps the biggest upset of the 2020 elections in Pennsylvania, Republican Carrie DelRosso defeated Democrat House Minority Leader Frank Dermody, who had been in office for nearly 30 years. Shortly after the election, Commonwealth Partners President and CEO Matt Brouillette spoke with Carrie about her motivation for running and her priorities as an incoming lawmaker.