The Economy Is Dropping Like a Stone—Even More Aggressive Policies Are Needed
The economy, almost literally, is dropping like a stone. This blog summarizes the most recent evidence and points to...
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Exploring Fines and Fees in the Youth Criminal Justice System
In Pennsylvania, children are subject to the imposition of fines, fees, and restitution, just as adults involved in the...
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VIDEO: The Fair Share Tax to Support Public Investment in Pennsylvania (2019 Update)
In Pennsylvania, the Fair Share Tax can help turn our tax system right-side up, raising much-needed revenues while reducing...
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How the ‘Fair Share Tax’ will restore fairness to our tax system
Originally published by the PA Capital-Star on April 24, 2019 Pennsylvania politics remains divided. One side, composed of mostly...
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A Fair Share Tax Plan for Pennsylvania — 2019 Update
Read the full proposal here. This paper puts forward the Fair Share Tax plan, a major step toward fixing Pennsylvania’s...
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Tax Freedom Day? Not Really.
Every year the Tax Foundation, a conservative think tank, releases a report about “Tax Freedom Day,” a made-up day...
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A New Proposal Would Give a Much-Needed Boost to Pennsylvania’s Working Families
Senator Bob Casey today joined Senators Sherrod Brown, Michael Bennet, Dick Durbin, and Ron Wyden to introduce the Working...
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STATEMENT: This Isn’t The Redistricting Reform We Need
HARRISBURG—Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center director Marc Stier made the following statement regarding the resurfacing of SB22, a bill...
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Memo: PA House Bill Won’t Close Tax Loopholes But Will Make Major New Business Tax Cut
House Bill 2150 presents a half-hearted attempt to close corporate tax loopholes with nearly a billion dollars in business...
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Natural Gas Drillers Pay Little in Pa. State and Local Taxes
Natural gas drillers claim they have paid hundreds of millions of dollars in Pennsylvania taxes, but data from the...
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STATEMENT: Sen. Scarnati’s Local Impact Fee Lets Drillers Off the Hook
Advocates for enacting a responsible natural gas drilling tax in Pennsylvania raised serious concerns about the proposed local impact...
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Memo: Governor’s Tax Cut Plan Falls Short of Reform
Hidden deep within Governor Tom Corbett’s proposed 2013-14 budget is a plan to enact a 30% cut in Pennsylvania’s...
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