How Would Trump’s Food Stamp Cuts Hurt Americans? Let Us Count the Ways.
This guest post is from Brian Barth, a writer for Modern Farmer. Modern Farmer is a quarterly magazine devoted to the...
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Pennsylvanians Ask PA Congressional Delegation to Reject Inhumane Cuts to Vital Federal Budget Programs
Nearly 70 Pennsylvania organizations signed on to the letter below asking members of the Pennsylvania congressional delegation to reject...
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The Trump Budget
President Trump’s budget is a triple betrayal — of his campaign promises, of working people in Pennsylvania and around...
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Our Upside-Down Tax System
The Pew Research Center released the findings from a recent survey (conducted April 5-11, 2017) that shows an increasing...
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Trump Budget Slashes State and Local Grants at Tough Time for States
This post, written by Iris J. Lav, originally appeared on the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities blog on...
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Repeal of the Affordable Care Act: A $31 billion tax cut for a handful of the wealthiest taxpayers
In Pennsylvania, the top 1% of families have captured just over half of all the growth in market incomes...
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How did the Pennsylvania Labor Market Perform in 2016
Last Friday, The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry released preliminary estimates of December payrolls which show Pennsylvania created...
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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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Happy Birthday, Medicare and Medicaid
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Medicare and Medicaid programs that gave millions of...
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Study Finds Many Profitable Corporations Pay Little or No U.S. Income Taxes
One would think that all profitable Fortune 500 companies in the United States are paying some amount in federal...
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Nearly 1.8 Million in PA Will See Food Assistance Cut
Nutrition assistance is our nation’s first line of defense against hunger and a powerful tool to help keep families...
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Morning Must Read: House Plan Would Cost 5 Million Americans Needed Food Assistance
Legislation before the U.S. House would eliminate about 5.1 million people from a federal program that provides nutrition assistance...
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