On HB 1596: The Constitutional Amendment Grab-Bag Bill
House Bill 1596 is a grab-bag of proposed amendments to the PA Constitution. Many of them are will suppress...
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Zoom Meeting: Updates About Federal COVID Relief and PA’s State Budget for FY2020-21 – Oct 8, 2020
This Zoom meeting was hosted by The 99% Pennsylvania, a campaign convened by the Pennsylvania Budget & Policy Center...
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Why The Republicans In Harrisburg Won’t Fight COVID-19
COVID-19 cases are rising again across the country and in our state. Cases in Pennsylvania are averaging 1,552 per...
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How the General Assembly Can Try to Steal the Election, Why It Would Be Wrong to Do So, and How to Stop It
There has been loose talk among right-wing activists calling on the General Assembly to intervene in the choice of...
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The General Assembly Cannot Unilaterally Stop Mail-In Ballots From Being Counted
Right-wing advocates and Trump supporters are urging the General Assembly to take action next week to override the Pennsylvania...
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Kitchen Table Issues and the 2020 Presidential Election
There has been a lot of discussion about character issues in this election. But kitchen table issues are likely...
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The Choice Before Us: New Deal or Depression
We have been told recently that the our presidential election choice is “boom or depression.” That seems on target,...
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2020 Election Expectations: High Numbers of Mail-In Votes and the Blue Shift
Go here to download the PDF. and Go here for the PowerPoint slides. ...
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Statement on the Death of Walter Wallace, Jr.
The murder of Walter Wallace, Jr. is being called tragic. And it is. But when certain tragedies keep happening,...
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Shared Work, Shared Benefits: Why Expanding Work Sharing Would Pay Off for Employees, Employers, and Pennsylvania in the COVID Recession and Beyond
Expanding Pennsylvania’s use of work sharing—reduced work hours and pay combined with partial unemployment benefits so that workers experience...
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HB 2513 Threatens Not Just Our Health but the Economy
Republicans in Harrisburg appear ready to move to override Governor Wolf’s veto of HB 2513, which would severely limit...
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COVID-19: The False Choice Between Our Health and the Economy
For six months now, Republican legislators in Harrisburg have been telling a false story about COVID-19 and the economy....
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