How Radical Conservative Policies Are Crushing the Middle Class
Testimony to the Pennsylvania House Democratic Policy Committee How Radical Conservative Policies Are Crushing the Middle Class
read more
Economic Update: Pennsylvania Economy Maintains Forward Momentum
Economic Update—PA Economy Maintains Forward Momentum With the release of state job numbers for April 2022, Keystone Research Center...
read more
Philadelphia Needs to Create Jobs and Reduce Poverty: Tax Cuts Won’t Do It
For the last twenty years, discussion about ways to improve the economy of Philadelphia and create jobs has far...
read more
Pennsylvania’s Financial Outlook Just Got Better Again—It’s Time to Help Pennsylvania Families
Pennsylvania’s financial outlook for 2022/23 just got better. In March 2022, state revenues came in higher than expected as...
read more
It’s Time to Help People, Not Oil Companies
Pennsylvania’s families and economy are currently being stressed by a rise in prices that’s the result of an unexpectedly...
read more
Economic Update: PA Needs Action to Sustain Demand and Make Jobs Worth Taking to Achieve Economic Health Beyond Pre-pandemic Levels
For two years, the COVID pandemic has shaped many aspects of Americans’ lives, including the health of our economy....
read more
The Ten Worst PA Legislative Initiatives of 2021
The year coming to an end will go down as among the worst in the long history of the...
read more
What the Infrastructure Bill Does for Pennsylvania
Under the formulas contained in the bill, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will bring $17.8 billion in new...
read more
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%,...
read more
New Data on Jobs and Small Businesses Show the Need for American Rescue Plan
Updated April 22, 2021: Since the publishing date of this blog, there has been new state jobs data released for...
read more
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,...
read more