“Build Back Better” Bill Will Help Build and Secure the Middle Class
Most people in America identify as middle class, even on the lower and higher ends of the income spectrum....
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The PA Budget: A Disgrace and Dereliction of Duty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2021 Contact: Adrienne Standley standley@pennbpc.org 717-805-8466 Statement by Marc Stier, Director, Pennsylvania Budget and...
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PRESS RELEASE: New Data Underscores PA’s Need for ARP Recovery Assistance
Contact: Kirstin Snow, snow@pennbpc.org NEW DATA: PA Still Short Over 400,000 Pre-Pandemic Jobs and Small Business Down 25%,...
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KRC Joins Other Experts in Making Recommendations to the Biden Administration on How to Achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, the United Nations Member States, including the U.S., unanimously approved 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to be...
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A Guide to the $1.9 Trillion American Rescue Plan: UPDATE with PA-Specific Data
The American Rescue Plan, as put forward by President Biden and about to be approved by the U.S. Congress,...
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A Guide to the $1.9 Trillion Rescue Bill
The $1.9 trillion rescue bill passed by the Senate this morning provides a wide range of critical improvements to...
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PA Needs Immediate Action From Congress to Pass the American Rescue Plan
Pennsylvania needs immediate action from Congress to pass the American Rescue Plan It’s been one year since the first...
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Congress, State Lawmakers, Take Heed: PA’s Workers & Small Businesses Still Hurting from COVID Crash
Economists use multiple measures to assess the health of Pennsylvania’s economy. Special care is needed to identify reliable measures...
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Deflection by Constitutional Amendment: On HB 55
Republicans this week will seek to advance a constitutional amendment that would enable the General Assembly to act by...
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STATEMENT: New COVID-19 Stimulus Bill Is Not Enough for PA
Marc Stier, director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, has released the following statement about the COVID-19 stimulus...
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Pa. is in the throes of a COVID-19 recession. Wolf, lawmakers need to step up for working families
Originally published by the PA Capital-Star on November 17, 2020 No matter where we live, what we look like,...
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PRESS RELEASE: Keystone Research Center Releases 2020 Report on Working Families, COVID-19 Crisis
Contact: Kirstin Snow at snow@pennbpc.org, 215-510-9336 Keystone Research Center Releases Annual Report on Working Families, COVID-19 Crisis “State...
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