Third and State is a joint blog of the Keystone Research Center and Pennsylvania Budget & Policy Center, providing a progressive view of the state economy, budget, and other policy matters. For older blog posts, click here.
In 2015, the United Nations Member States, including the U.S., unanimously approved 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to be achieved by 2030. These goals are nonbinding, and each nation is to implement them based on its own priorities and...
Participation is critical to representation. The House of Representatives just passed H.R. 1, the “For the People Act,” which...
In a previous blog, we used Pennsylvania data through December 2020 to show that the economy still has a...
The American Rescue Plan, as put forward by President Biden and about to be approved by the U.S. Congress,...
The $1.9 trillion rescue bill passed by the Senate this morning provides a wide range of critical improvements to...
Pennsylvania needs immediate action from Congress to pass the American Rescue Plan It’s been one year since the first...