Pension Primer #3: Long-term Savings in 2010 Pension Reform Law Hard to Beat
As Pennsylvania policymakers, media, and citizens evaluate Governor Tom Corbett’s pension proposal unveiled February 5, 2013, the KRC will...
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Pennsylvania Pension Facts: Beware of False Reforms
With budget season in full swing, some Pennsylvania lawmakers are dusting off plans to eliminate the state’s secure public...
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Tax Fairness: An Answer to Pennsylvania’s Budget Problems
In Pennsylvania, the very highest-income residents are getting richer. They also pay less of their income in taxes than...
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Policy Brief: Pennsylvania’s Lagging Economic Growth
Pennsylvania’s economy, jobs, and unemployment continue to be among the top issues of concern for state residents in opinion...
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STATEMENT: Keystone Research Applauds Wolf Plan to Raise PA Overtime Threshold
In this press statement, Keystone Research Center executive director Stephen Herzenberg, responds to the announcement that Governor Wolf will...
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STATEMENT: Keystone Research Center on Announcement that UPMC Will Pay Workers At Least $15/Hour
This press release issues a statement from Stephen Herzenberg, executive director of the Keystone Research Center, following UPMC’s announcement...
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Economic Policy Institute Family Budget Calculator Shows What Families Need to Get By in Every Part of Pennsylvania
The Economic Policy Institute’s update to its signature Family Budget Calculator shows what is required for families to attain...
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STATEMENT: KRC on the Senate Passage of the Pension Reform Bill
This press release issues a statement by Keystone Research Center economist and executive director, Stephen Herzenberg, on the Pennsylvania...
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The Tax Cut and Jobs Act Will Worsen Inequality in Pennsylvania
President Trump signed the Tax Cut and Jobs Act into law on December 22, 2017. While spun by Republicans...
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Wanted: A NAFTA and Trade Policy That Helps Unrig the Economy Against Working Families
The Lamb-Saccone race in Western Pennsylvania upped the pressure on policymakers of both major political parties on trade. It...
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Why the PA Supreme Court’s Lines Should Stand
The effort by the General Assembly’s Republican leaders to have the United States Supreme Court block the Pennsylvania Supreme...
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KRC on U.S. Senate Action to Prevent Cities from Improving Retirement Security for Private Sector Workers
We issued the following statement in my name this week in response to the U.S. Senate vote on H.J....
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