Memo to Editors & Reporters: With Final Push for State Budget On, Here’s Where We Stand
Over the past decade, the cost of business tax cuts has tripled, rising to $2.4 billion in the coming...
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STATEMENT: Governor’s Budget Does Little to Undo Damage of Last Two Years
Statement on the governor’s budget, 2013: The governor’s budget fails to provide sustainable funding to reduce class sizes in...
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America’s Food Security Program in Danger
Cutting SNAP will increase hunger and poverty, hurt our local economy, and shift the pain of budget cuts onto...
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Liquor Revenue Necessary to Prevent 3,783 Layoffs in School District of Philadelphia
New revenue from the city and state is necessary to avoid the most harmful cuts and avert the long-term...
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School Code Bill Sets Education Funding ‘Formula’
The School Code (House Bill 1141, PN 2200) establishes a new basic education funding ”formula” with a base distribution...
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Too Big to Trust? Banks, Schools and the Ongoing Problem of Interest Rate Swaps
Philadelphia, like many cities, has faced serious financial difficulties in recent years. These difficulties have forced the city government...
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Pa. House Budget Locks in Most School Funding Cuts
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved a 2013-14 budget bill which locks in cuts that have disproportionately impacted high-poverty...
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Statement on 2011-12 Budget: Doing Less with More
The Pennsylvania Legislature has adopted a budget that does less with more, cutting services to children while leaving most...
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Statement: PA Needs a Budget in Step with Middle-Class Values
This budget turns its back on the state’s most vulnerable, leaving thousands of working Pennsylvanians and children without health...
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STATEMENT: Senate Should Reject Program Notorious for Misuse in Other States
House Bill 2626 would provide profitable corporations a new tax credit just for filling a vacant position without creating...
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2012-13 Budget: Welfare Code Adds Work Requirement for Parents with High Health Needs, Punitive Job Search Requirement for TANF Recipients
The Welfare Code bill that was adopted by the General Assembly on June 30 eliminated the General Assistance Program,...
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Final 2012-13 Budget Analysis: Failing to Invest in a Stronger Pa. Economy
The General Assembly has enacted a 2012-13 state budget that restores some of the cuts proposed by Governor Tom...
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