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.
The U.S. and Pennsylvania have had extensive debate in recent months about whether policymakers should focus on reducing the spread of COVID-19 or instead reopen the economy quickly because this would reduce the economic impact of the pandemic. The...
COVID-19 cases are rising again across the country and in our state. Cases in Pennsylvania are averaging 1,552 per...
There has been a lot of discussion about character issues in this election. But kitchen table issues are likely...
The murder of Walter Wallace, Jr. is being called tragic. And it is. But when certain tragedies keep happening,...
We have been told recently that the our presidential election choice is “boom or depression.” That seems on target,...
Republicans in Harrisburg appear ready to move to override Governor Wolf’s veto of HB 2513, which would severely limit...
While, for months, Republican legislators were insisting on a rapid reopening of businesses in Pennsylvania, Governor Wolf’s health and...