More Money Needed to Deliver on Pennsylvania’s Top Budget Priorities: Analysis of Governor Shapiro’s First Executive Budget 2023-24
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New Report Outlines Job Impacts of “Green Locomotives” at Plant in Erie, PA
For Immediate Release Date: April 25, 2023 Contact: Kirstin Snow, snow@pennbpc.org NEW REPORT OUTLINES JOB IMPACTS OF...
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The March Jobs Report Shows PA Economy and Job Market Are Now in Good Shape
It has been just over three years since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The just-released March jobs report...
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2023 Pennsylvania Budget Summit Resource Page
Thank you to all who joined us for the 2023 Pennsylvania Budget Summit! This year was our first in-person...
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Resource Page: PERI Study of Jobs Impact of Wabtec Green Locomotive Production in Erie, PA
• Link to the Final Report • Link to the One-Pager Report Summary • Link to the Press Release...
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It’s Long Past Time to Answer the Call for a $15 Minimum Wage
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the first cell phone call. On April 3, 1973, co-inventor Martin Cooper...
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RELEASE: Governor Tells Legislature to “Do Right By Our Kids” in Wake of Court Decision Affirming PA Schools Aren’t Funded Fairly
For Immediate Release, April 11, 2023 Contact: Kirstin Snow; snow@pennbpc.org RELEASE: Governor Tells Legislature to “Do Right By...
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Analysis of Education Funding in Gov. Shapiro’s 2023 Executive Budget
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The Update: What’s Happening in Harrisburg and DC – April 25, 2022
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR PA charter schools have been allowed to operate without enough oversight or regulation for too...
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Philadelphia Needs to Create Jobs and Reduce Poverty: Tax Cuts Won’t Do It
For the last twenty years, discussion about ways to improve the economy of Philadelphia and create jobs has far...
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STATEMENT: It’s Not the Time or Way to Cut Corporate Taxes
Statement on HB 1960, which passed the PA House of Representatives today When the American Rescue Plan (ARP) was...
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STATEMENT: New Report Affirms PA Charter School Policies Among Nation’s Worst
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 22, 2022 Contact: Kirstin Snow, snow@pennbpc.org Statement: New Report Affirms PA Charter School...
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