State Predicts Increase in Sales, Income Tax Collections
Type: BlogAuthor: Sharon Ward
Date: August 08, 2013
As I previously blogged here and here, Pennsylvania General Fund revenue collections are projected to grow very little in...
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Author: Sharon Ward
Date: August 08, 2013
Health Law Saves Consumers by Requiring Insurers to Spend Premium Dollars on Medical Care
Type: BlogAuthor: Chris Lilienthal
Date: August 07, 2013
A key reform in the Affordable Care Act requires health insurers to spend 80% to 85% of premium dollars...
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Sales, Income Taxes to Rise; Corporate Taxes Not So Much
Type: BlogAuthor: Sharon Ward
Date: August 06, 2013
As I blogged last week, state budget forecasters are not predicting much growth in revenue collections over the 2013-14...
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Nearly 1.8 Million in PA Will See Food Assistance Cut
Type: BlogAuthor: Chris Lilienthal
Date: August 02, 2013
Nutrition assistance is our nation’s first line of defense against hunger and a powerful tool to help keep families...
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‘This Is What the Middle Class Looks Like’ … Fast Food One-day Strikes and the Next Upsurge in Unionism
Type: BlogAuthor: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: August 01, 2013
“This is what democracy looks like.” Even though this chant originated with the Seattle protests against the World Trade...
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Morning Must Read: House Plan Would Cost 5 Million Americans Needed Food Assistance
Type: BlogAuthor: Chris Lilienthal
Date: July 31, 2013
Legislation before the U.S. House would eliminate about 5.1 million people from a federal program that provides nutrition assistance...
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Pennsylvania, Land of Opportunity
Type: BlogAuthor: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: July 25, 2013
We’re not always the “good news bears,” but today we’re thrilled to give greater visibility to a landmark new...
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