They Can’t Buy Us Off
We are hearing today that the Trump administration is “buying off” support from members of Congress for the bill...
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Why Representative Tim Murphy Should Oppose the Republican Health Care Bill
Representative Tim Murphy (R-PA18) has been one of the most important advocates for mental health and addiction care in...
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Trump is Wrong: the AHCA Will Make Health Insurance Unaffordable for Those with Pre-Existing Conditions
President Tump discovered not too long ago that Health Care is hard. So it’s no wonder he doesn’t always...
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Last Chance for Sen. Toomey to Vote with Main St. Savers on Retirement Security
We hear from our friends in Washington DC that a U.S. Senate vote on a House Joint Resolution (H.J....
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Why Philly Needs the Sugary Drink Tax
As we move closer to a City Council vote on the sugary drink tax proposal, I want to offer...
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Make Believe Budgeting in Harrisburg
I’ve been doing political advocacy for over ten years and have been a teacher and writer about politics for...
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Finally: Waste, Fraud, and Abuse!!!
After ribbing Senator Wagner and his fellow members of the taxpayer caucus for not understanding the basics of budgeting,...
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U.S. Department of Labor Scores a Victory for Working People
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) raised the salary threshold under which working people can earn overtime...
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Advocacy Update: Hunger Transcends Political Boundaries
Last month, the state’s 2015-16 budget impasse finally came to an end — more than nine months after it...
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PBPC Research Prompts Senators to Introduce Tax Fairness Legislation
Something new and unusual happened in Harrisburg today. Senators Art Haywood, Vincent Hughes and Jay Costa put forward an...
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Schools Report on How They Would Put Restored Funding to Use
School districts were hit hard by state funding cuts over the past several years. Gov. Wolf’s first state budget...
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Powerful Study Shows Why More State Dollars Are Needed For Schools
Within three years, MOST school districts in Pennsylvania will be cutting programs and laying off staff if we continue...
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