Pennsylvania lawmakers today face two challenging pressures that are difficult to reconcile: a) a deep recession that has eroded...
read moreAccording to The U.S. Census Bureau, the number of individuals in poverty and without health insurance increased and median...
read morePoverty holds steady for Pennsylvania, although some communities see increases. Unemployment compensation played a pivotal role in blunting the...
read morePennsylvania second only to Michigan in loss of employer health care coverage. Despite more Pennsylvania children losing employer coverage,...
read moreMore and more Pennsylvanians are finding that a job doesn’t guarantee health benefits,” said Sharon Ward, Director of the...
read moreNearly 43,000 Pennsylvanians enrolled in adultBasic will lose their health insurance early next year unless quick action is taken...
read moreThe Community Health Reinvestment (CHR) Agreement is due to expire, which would cut the primary funding source for adultBasic,...
read moreThe Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center examines severance tax policies in Texas and Arkansas as the gas industry ramps...
read morePA Budget and Policy Center Director, Sharon Ward, testifies during a public hearing, examining a plan to examined a...
read moreThis budget analysis shows that the state budget proposed by Governor Ed Rendell for the 2010-11 Fiscal Year, is...
read moreFollowing declining tax revenue due to the national recession, Congress passed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The...
read moreThe Great Recession has taken a toll on Pennsylvania and the nation, contributing to a historic decline in tax...
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