The PA House GOP Budget Plan to Raid Special Funds Explained
The Pennsylvania House Republican plan to balance the budget by, among other things, raiding other state funds is something...
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Where the Budget Stands
As legislators return to Harrisburg after a far too long vacation, it’s time to take stock of the state...
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Some bodice-ripping prose from the State of Working Pennsylvania you may have missed!
Ok, a bodice-ripping romance novel is not how anyone would describe the State of Working Pennsylvania, but now that...
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Pay No Attention to the Budget Cuts Behind the Curtain: the PA House GOP Budget Plan
For the last few weeks, we have been told a Republican plan to balance the budget was coming, one...
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State of Working Pennsylvania 2017
On Thursday we released the 22nd edition of the State of Working Pennsylvania in which we review the current...
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SWPA 2016 Highlight: Non-College Pennsylvania Women Still Playing Catch Up
The post below is one of a series of posts about specific trends examined in the recently-released annual edition...
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An Extraordinary Year of Income Growth in Pennsylvania
Yesterday the Census Bureau released data from the American Community Survey showing that median household incomes in Pennsylvania rose...
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Education Voters of PA Statement on the Oral Argument Before the PA Supreme Court for the School Funding Lawsuit
The following is a guest post from Susan Spicka, Executive Director of Education Voters of Pennsylvania. It was originally...
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SWPA 2016 Highlight: Non-College Educated Men in PA Falling Farther Behind
The post below is one of a series of posts about specific trends examined in the recently-released annual edition...
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New Data, Good News: Health Insurance
Most news is bad news. And political campaigns are more likely to flag what is wrong with our country...
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Why the Budget Matters: Way No. 2 — Higher Education
The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center launched Why the Budget Matters – Let’s Count the Ways to compare specific...
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Stopgap Veto – A Hard Decision for the Right Reasons
Governor Wolf made a hard and painful decision when he vetoed the stopgap funding for schools and human service...
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