Conservative Think Tank Confirms that PA Needs a Budget that Boosts State’s Fiscal Condition
One sticking point in Pennsylvania’s budget battle is whether the next state budget needs to improve the state’s fiscal...
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CFPB Owes Consumers a Strong Federal Payday Lending Rule
Keystone Research Center was among more than 75 organizations in 14 states and the District of Columbia that signed...
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WARNING: Drinking the “Shrink-Revenues-at-All-Costs-Kool-Aid” Is Dangerous to Your Children’s – and Your State’s – Health
The implicit, and sometimes explicit, claim of some of those raising the alarm about increasing revenues to invest in...
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Ten Reasons Why Gov. Wolf Should Veto the Republican Budget
Gov. Wolf should veto the Republican budget because it would:
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A Victory for the Health of America: Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act Subsidies in All States
The Supreme Court has ruled 6-3 that President Obama’s health care law may provide tax subsidies to help poor...
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Report Ranks Pa. 23rd Among States, Gives It C+ Grade, for Status of Women
A new report by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research ranked the 50 states and the District of Columbia...
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General Fund Revenues Once Again Exceed Estimate in May, But Little Help Likely for the 2015-16 Budget
General Fund revenue collections exceeded official revenue targets by just under $50 million in May. This pushes the fiscal-year-to-date...
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Schools Report on How They Would Put Restored Funding to Use
School districts were hit hard by state funding cuts over the past several years. Gov. Wolf’s first state budget...
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Powerful Study Shows Why More State Dollars Are Needed For Schools
Within three years, MOST school districts in Pennsylvania will be cutting programs and laying off staff if we continue...
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Why Pennsylvania Needs to Reinvest in Education — an Interactive Map
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities has just uploaded an interactive graphic that makes clear why Pennsylvania needs...
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One-Time Revenue Causes April General Fund Collections to Surge; Revenue Surplus Continues For 2014-15
April is typically one of the more important months for tax collections in the General Fund. This year, April...
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This Price Is Right — About Reducing CEO Pay So Companies Can Pay More to Their Lowest Paid
No, not Keystone Research Center labor economist Mark Price. Dan Price. CEO and owner of Gravity Payments, a credit...
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