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Pennsylvania’s financial outlook for 2022/23 just got better… again! In April 2022, state revenues came in even higher than expected. In March 2022, total revenues were 8.5% higher than they
Economic Update—PA Economy Maintains Forward Momentum With the release of state job numbers for April 2022, Keystone Research Center...
Pennsylvania’s families and economy are currently dealing with rising prices that are the result of the supply chain issues...
Pennsylvania’s financial outlook for 2022/23 just got better. In March 2022, state revenues came in higher than expected as...
Senate Bill 982, introduced by Senators Baker and Phillips-Hill, looks like an innocuous bill to ban “third-party funding” of...
We need to work together to affirm our commitment to elections. Lawmakers should increase funding for elections at both...
Economic Update—PA Needs Action to Sustain Demand and Make Jobs Worth Taking to Achieve Economic Health Beyond Pre-Pandemic Levels...