Our Upside-Down Tax System
The Pew Research Center released the findings from a recent survey (conducted April 5-11, 2017) that shows an increasing...
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Attacks on Public Sector Workers Hurt Working People and Benefit the Rich
Republican lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House and Senate continue to promote bills that would reduce the power of public...
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Health Care Again
Health Care Again News reports indicate that, as many of us had feared, the Republicans in Congress and President...
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Facts, Not Hysteria, About the Soda Tax
Co-authored by Diana Polson. The reaction of the beverage industry to the Philadelphia soda tax continues to be self-centered,...
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House GOP Budget Unites Pennsylvanians Across the Political Spectrum … in CONDEMNING It
House Bill 218, the unbalanced, cuts-only budget that House Republican leaders fast-tracked through the lower chamber in a near...
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Guest Blogger: We Must Have Missed the Memo
by Jin David Kim, Communications Director, PCCY Some state representatives, siding with the research and the will of the...
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Why Do Rural Legislators Vote for Voucher Programs That Deliver NO Benefits to Their Counties?
Imagine two Pennsylvania programs that subsidize a mix of the state’s most expensive private schools catering to the very...
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The (Wholly Inadequate) GOP Budget Proposal (HB 218)
The House Republican Budget proposal for 2017-2017 is deeply problematic in six respects. First, the proposal does not close...
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A Teachable Moment in the PLCB Debate
Those of us who have been parents or teachers often talk about “teachable moments.” Teachable moments occur when something...
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Need a data-driven break from the election? Let’s talk education funding…
For the education data geeks out there (admit it, you’re probably one) here is data comparing new classroom funding...
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End Harrisburg’s School Funding Hunger Games
Over the past five years, Harrisburg has mastered the art of pitting school districts, parents, and students against each...
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Global…and Pennsylvania…Fight for $15 Still Growing This 4-15
Today is April 15, also known as “4-15.” In 300 cities in 40 countries today fast food workers are...
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