How Much Does Child Poverty Cost the Economy?
At a conference this week, I heard a presenter pose an important question that doesn’t get asked very often:...
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Using Temporary Workers to Forecast the PA Economy
By Sean Brandon, Intern The employment services industry provides a variety of human resources services, including most notably supplying...
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A $56 million ‘Oops’: PA Revenue Department Updates Marcellus Shale Tax Estimates
Tim Puko at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review uncovered a $56 million mistake in the Pennsylvania Department of Revenue’s reporting of...
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For Some, Reading Is Hard
Recent commentaries by the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review’s editorial board and the Allegheny Institute in Pittsburgh offer a good lesson for...
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Senate Drilling Fee Bill More Than Industry Asked For
The Pennsylvania Senate approved legislation tonight that would enact a Marcellus Shale impact fee. I issued the following media...
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What is Pat Toomey Doing? Inequality and America’s Future
Let me connect three dots for you. Draw your own conclusions about the impact of Pennsylvania Senator Pat Toomey’s...
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How Low Can You Go?
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is debating a Marcellus Shale impact fee today, and the Senate could take up...
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Putting the Brakes on Pennsylvania’s Recovery
Public-sector job losses are putting the brakes on Pennsylvania’s economic recovery, endangering private-sector job gains Those are the findings...
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Growing Economies, Stagnant Wages: Pennsylvania Edition
Catherine Rampell of The New York Times has posted results from a UK think tank tracking trends in overall...
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An Impact Fee Gift Wrapped for Drillers
Legislation is moving in the state House to enact one of the smallest levies on gas drilling in the...
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The Bad Employment News Keeps On Coming
The unemployment rate in Pennsylvania peaked at 8.8% in April 2010 before steadily declining to 7.4% in May of...
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Marcellus Shale Update: Giving Away the Store
While the state Senate has delayed a vote on a Marcellus Shale drilling fee, state House Republican Leaders are...
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