EDITORIAL BOARD MEMO: Broad Support for Increasing the Minimum Wage in Pennsylvania
A statewide poll commissioned by the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center shows strong support in Pennsylvania for raising the...
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Economic Policy Institute Family Budget Calculator Shows What Families Need to Get By in Every Part of Pennsylvania
The Economic Policy Institute’s update to its signature Family Budget Calculator shows what is required for families to attain...
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Business, Political, Labor Leaders Converge in Pittsburgh: “Let’s Build a High-Wage Manufacturing Sector”
This press release highlights the Keystone Research Center’s report “An Agenda for Growing High-Wage Pennsylvania Manufacturing Jobs,” and how...
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STATEMENT: KRC on the Senate Passage of the Pension Reform Bill
This press release issues a statement by Keystone Research Center economist and executive director, Stephen Herzenberg, on the Pennsylvania...
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STATEMENT: KRC Condemns U.S. Senate Action to Prevent Cities from Improving Retirement Security for Private Sector Workers
This press release issues a statement by Keystone Research Center executive director Stephen Herzenberg on the Senate’s vote on...
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Keystone Research Condemns U.S. House Action to Prevent States and Cities from Improving Retirement Security for Private Sector Workers
This press release issues a statement by Stephen Herzenberg, economist and executive director of the Keystone Research Center, on...
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Press Release: NEW POLLING Shows Pennsylvanians Overwhelmingly Support Additional Investment in K-12 Education
In a statewide poll commissioned by the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, results show that a lack of state...
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A Higher Minimum Wage Would Reduce Child Poverty in Pennsylvania
This press release highlights how policymakers can reduce child poverty in Pennsylvania by raising the minimum wage. Pennsylvania’s...
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STATEMENT: On Shale Tax and Cancelled House Session
Marc Stier, director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, released the following statement on the decision by the...
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STATEMENT: On State House Revenue Plan
Update noon, October 18: There is talk around the Capitol that a shale tax will come out of the...
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STATEMENT: On President Trump’s ACA-Killing Actions
Marc Stier, director of the PA Budget and Policy Center, made the following statement in response to President Trump’s...
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STATEMENT: On the Governor’s Plan to Securitize PLCB Profits
Marc Stier, director of the PA Budget and Policy Center, made the following statement after the release of the...
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