Congressional Republicans Rally to Herbert Hooverism: Starve the Poor, Crush the Economy!
News flash: extending enhanced federal unemployment benefits, due to expire today, won’t discourage workers from returning to their jobs,...
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STATEMENT: U.S. Senate Republicans’ Pandemic Relief Proposal Is an Inadequate Response to the Current Crisis
STATEMENT: U.S. Senate Republicans’ Pandemic Relief Proposal Is an Inadequate Response to the Current Crisis and Insufficient to Assist...
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RELEASE: PA Legislative Leader, Policy Experts, & Residents Impacted by COVID Crisis Call for Senate Action on Relief Package
July 23, 2020 Pennsylvania Legislative Leader, Policy Experts, & Residents Impacted by COVID Crisis Call for Senate Action...
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4-State Coalition Unveils Blueprint to “Reimagine Appalachia” with a New Deal that Works For Us
PENNSYLVANIA – The Keystone Research Center joined a broad and diverse coalition of thought leaders and organizations from West...
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Including Immigrants in Pandemic Relief is Essential for America’s Public Health and Economic Recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed numerous ways in which our political community is unfair to many people—and especially those...
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Ineligible for Relief: #FundExcludedWorkers
We are living in a time where collective loss and heartache are everyday occurrences as people lose their...
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Pa. Senate GOP’s judicial gerrymandering plan is a threat to our democracy
Originally published by the PA Capital-Star on July 14, 2020. Democracy is threatened from many sides. The dangers include...
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STATEMENT: PA Supreme Court Decision in Wolf v. Scarnati
All Pennsylvanians should be gratified by PA Supreme Court’s ruling today that the General Assembly’s attempt to unilaterally end...
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Follow the Property Tax Money: The Wolf Plan and HB 504 Compared
Pennsylvania is highly reliant on local property taxes to fund its public schools, ranking near the bottom of all...
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Child Care for Minimum Wage Workers in PA Costs 78.5% of Annual Earnings
“This fight for $15 is about more than money, it’s about being able to live.” — Reverend Dr. William...
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RELEASE: Effects of a Minimum Wage Increase on Social Safety Net
INCREASED INCOME FROM RAISING MINIMUM WAGE IS GREATER, AND IN MOST CASES, FAR GREATER THAN THE LOSS IN BENEFITS...
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