Voters Like Gov. Wolf’s Budget Plan
Type: BlogAuthor: Jan Jarrett
Date: June 18, 2015
The latest poll from Franklin and Marshall’s Center for Opinion Research shows that a solid majority of voters—58%—support Gov....
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Author: Jan Jarrett
Date: June 18, 2015
Bursting the Shale Jobs’ Balloon
Type: BlogAuthor: Jan Jarrett
Date: June 17, 2015
The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry has corrected “glaring errors” in the way it counts jobs related to...
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Report Ranks Pa. 23rd Among States, Gives It C+ Grade, for Status of Women
Type: BlogAuthor: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: June 15, 2015
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
Type: BlogAuthor: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: June 12, 2015
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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While Drillers’ Production Soars, Pennsylvania’s Impact Fee Stumbles
Type: BlogAuthor: Jan Jarrett
Date: June 10, 2015
The impact fee isn’t working for Pennsylvania, but it is for the gas drillers.
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Schools Report on How They Would Put Restored Funding to Use
Type: BlogAuthor: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: May 29, 2015
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
Type: BlogAuthor: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: May 22, 2015
Within three years, MOST school districts in Pennsylvania will be cutting programs and laying off staff if we continue...
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