Good Jobs, Strong Industries, a Better Pennsylvania: Towards a 21st-Century State Economic Development Policy
Pennsylvania lawmakers today face two challenging pressures that are difficult to reconcile: a) a deep recession that has eroded...
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The Recession’s Broad Impact on Pennsylvania Communities
Poverty holds steady for Pennsylvania, although some communities see increases. Unemployment compensation played a pivotal role in blunting the...
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Census Reports Significant Increase in National Poverty, Uninsured Rate
According to The U.S. Census Bureau, the number of individuals in poverty and without health insurance increased and median...
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Employer-Sponsored Health Care Fact Sheet
Pennsylvania second only to Michigan in loss of employer health care coverage. Despite more Pennsylvania children losing employer coverage,...
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New Report Examines adultBasic Funding Crisis
The Community Health Reinvestment (CHR) Agreement is due to expire, which would cut the primary funding source for adultBasic,...
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Pa. House Revenue Package Will Close Tax Loopholes, While Preserving Critical Services
This Reports and Briefing Papers outlines the components of House Bill 2435, the House revenue package introduced by State...
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A Memo to Editorial Page Editors and Columnists on the State Budget
On May 21, 2010, the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center hosted a conference call with editorial page editors and...
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Proposed Tax Breaks for Natural Gas Industry Are Bad Deal for Pennsylvanians
The General Assembly is now considering several proposals to enact a tax on natural gas production (called a severance...
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How to Structure a Severance Tax that is Fair to Pennsylvanians
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is drafting legislation to institute a severance tax on the natural gas extracted from the...
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Plan Would Mark Significant Compromise on Severance Tax
Senate leaders rejected the compromise within the severance tax plan and have refused to budge from a plan that...
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What Does the Tax Foundation Business Climate Index Really Tell Us?
The Tax Foundation Press Released its 2011 Business Tax Climate Index, ranking Pennsylvania 26th in the nation. In this...
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Lawmakers Examine Proposed Legislative Fiscal Office
PA Budget and Policy Center Director, Sharon Ward, testifies during a public hearing, examining a plan to examined a...
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