The Update: What’s Important in Harrisburg and DC – June 29, 2023
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR In June, KRC’s releases have focused on the opportunities the legislature and Governor Shapiro have...
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NEW REPORT: Keystone Research Center Finds Food Service Contractors Don’t Save Money for PA School Districts
HARRISBURG – The Keystone Research Center today released a new report that details how outsourcing food services is not...
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ANALYSIS: Raising PA’s Minimum Wage Via HB1500 Would Benefit 1.34 Million Pennsylvanians
On June 20th, 2023, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed H.B.1500. This bill is now under consideration in the...
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Despite Contractors’ Claims, Outsourcing School Food Programs Does Not Save School Districts Money
Meeting students’ basic food and nutrition requirements is an essential role of public schools and critical to student learning....
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RELEASE: Data Suggest Pennsylvanians Living Near State Border Commute to Higher Wage Jobs in Surrounding States
HARRISBURG – The Keystone Research Center today released an updated analysis of economic activity near the New York/Pennsylvania border...
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When Low-Wage PA Border County Workers Want a Living Wage Job, What Do They Do? Cross Over Into New York or New Jersey.
The US and Pennsylvania minimum wages are currently $7.25 per hour and have not been changed since 2009. Meanwhile,...
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ANALYSIS: PA House Budget Makes Vital Upgrades to 2023-24 Budget Proposal for Higher Education
HARRISBURG – The Keystone Research Center today released an analysis of higher education investments in the recently-passed Pennsylvania House...
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PA House Budget Makes Vital Upgrades to the 2023-24 Budget Proposal for Higher Education
In our analysis of Governor Shapiro’s first budget proposal, we highlighted the governor’s recognition that higher education in Pennsylvania...
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False Promises: Food Service Contractors Don’t Save Pennsylvania School Districts Money
View the webinar about this report here. Download a PDF of the report here. Meeting students’ basic food...
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Frequently Asked Questions about Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) and Vouchers for Private and Religious Schools
FIND THE DOWNLOADABLE VERSION HERE.
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Who Runs Harrisburg? You or the Corporate Elite?
Originally published in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star, June 29, 2022. By Nick Pressley and Marc Stier Every rumor we hear...
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RELEASE: Tax Relief for Working Poor Pennsylvanians in the Next Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 30, 2022 Contact: Kirstin Snow, snow@pennbpc.org To: Members and staff of the General Assembly, editorial...
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