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...
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Initial Response to Gov. Wolf’s Proposed 2021-22 PA State Budget | Thursday, February 4, 2021
The Pennsylvania Budget & Policy Center’s director Marc Stier and senior policy analyst Diana Polson provide an initial overview...
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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...
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RELEASE: Pennsylvania Billionaires Got $4.3 Billion Richer Over First 10 Months of Pandemic
Download the release here.
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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PBPC’s Initial Analysis of Governor Wolf’s Proposal for Pennsylvania’s 2021-22 Budget
Watch our initial response to Governor Wolf’s 2021-22 budget proposal and February 3, 2021, budget address. Participating in this...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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