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RELEASE: Keystone Research Center Decries Racist “Zoom-Bombing”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 25, 2021 Contact: Kirstin Snow, snow@pennbpc.org Harrisburg, PA: Stephen Herzenberg, executive director of the Keystone...

PA Needs Immediate Action From Congress to Pass the American Rescue Plan

Pennsylvania needs immediate action from Congress to pass the American Rescue Plan It’s been one year since the first...

States Can Choose a Better Path for Higher Ed Funding in COVID-19 Recession: A Pennsylvania Perspective

LINK TO THE CENTER ON BUDGET & POLICY PRIORITIES REPORT: “STATES CAN CHOOSE A BETTER PATH FOR HIGHER ED...

Examining Pittsburgh’s Finalized 2021 Budget

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RELEASE: Pennsylvania Billionaires Got $4.3 Billion Richer Over First 10 Months of Pandemic

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Expanding the Child Tax Credit as Part of Biden’s American Rescue Plan Would Reduce Poverty in PA

President Biden’s first COVID-19 relief proposal—the American Rescue Plan—includes a significant expansion of the child tax credit (CTC), increasing...

PA Advocacy Letter in Support of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan

February 8, 2021 Dear Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation: We write to you as organizations that represent communities and constituents across...

PA Advocacy Organizations Urge Congress to Pass President Biden’s Relief Plan

On Monday, February 8, nearly three dozen organizations from across Pennsylvania sent a letter to the state’s congressional delegation,...

Congress, State Lawmakers, Take Heed: PA’s Workers & Small Businesses Still Hurting from COVID Crash

Economists use multiple measures to assess the health of Pennsylvania’s economy. Special care is needed to identify reliable measures...

Only Wealthy Immigrants Need Apply: The Chilling Effects of “Public Charge”

The day the new public charge rule goes into effect, the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center and the New...

Worker Misclassification and Wage Theft in Philadelphia Construction – TESTIMONY

Stephen Herzenberg testified before Philadelphia City Council today on worker misclassification and wage theft in the Philadelphia construction industry....

Lawmakers Should Take a Mulligan When Governor Wolf Vetoes Tax Credit for More Petro Plants

HARRISBURG – Keystone Research Center economist Stephen Herzenberg and Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center director Marc Stier issued the...

Month: February

RELEASE: Keystone Research Center Decries Racist “Zoom-Bombing”

PA Needs Immediate Action From Congress to Pass the American Rescue Plan

States Can Choose a Better Path for Higher Ed Funding in COVID-19 Recession: A Pennsylvania Perspective

Examining Pittsburgh’s Finalized 2021 Budget

RELEASE: Pennsylvania Billionaires Got $4.3 Billion Richer Over First 10 Months of Pandemic

Expanding the Child Tax Credit as Part of Biden’s American Rescue Plan Would Reduce Poverty in PA

PA Advocacy Letter in Support of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan

PA Advocacy Organizations Urge Congress to Pass President Biden’s Relief Plan

Congress, State Lawmakers, Take Heed: PA’s Workers & Small Businesses Still Hurting from COVID Crash

Only Wealthy Immigrants Need Apply: The Chilling Effects of “Public Charge”

Worker Misclassification and Wage Theft in Philadelphia Construction – TESTIMONY

Lawmakers Should Take a Mulligan When Governor Wolf Vetoes Tax Credit for More Petro Plants

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