Tax Wealth the Same as Work: The Buffett Rule Makes Tax System More Fair
Some wealthy households are able to take advantage of tax expenditures and loopholes to pay less of their income...
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Runaway Spending: Private Contractors Increase the Cost of School Student Transportation Services in Pennsylvania
This study examines the cost of transportation services for Pennsylvania school districts, focusing especially on the impact on costs...
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Beware the Free Lunch: A Critique of the Proposal to Privatize Pennsylvania Wine and Liquor Sales
In 2011, the Corbett Administration commissioned a study by Public Financial Management Group Inc. (PFM) of the state revenue,...
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The Manufacturing Jobs Score, 1949-2011
Prompted by President Clinton’s discussion of the overall US “jobs score” under Republican and Democratic Presidents since 1961, we...
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State of Working PA 2012
“The State of Working Pennsylvania 2012” represents the Keystone Research Center’s deepest and most comprehensive recent look at the...
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Key Findings: The Regional Distribution of Sewer and Water Funding in Pennsylvania
Each year, the state of Pennsylvania distributes several hundred million dollars in funds for sewer and drinking water projects....
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Unanswered Questions: In the Rush to Privatize the Pennsylvania Lottery, There Is Still a Lot We Don’t Know
The Corbett administration is expected to make a decision by the end of 2012 on a bid to operate...
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Public School Poverty: The New Normal
The Great Recession may be over but many in Pennsylvania are still suffering from its effects. This is most...
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Expansion of Health Care Will Boost PA Economy, Hospital Study Finds
Acting on the federal opportunity to expand Medicaid health coverage will give Pennsylvania’s economy a real shot in the...
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Few in PA Would Be Affected by Ending High-income Tax Cuts
The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center is out today with a new analysis finding that President Obama’s plan to end...
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PA Budget in Fair Shape as Midyear Approaches, but Business Tax Cuts Loom
The Pennsylvania General Fund tax and other revenue collections are slightly ahead of official estimates through November. This is...
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How About Some Real Solutions to Problems that Do Exist?
With Governor Tom Corbett’s first term approaching the halfway point, the editorial pages are settling in on a theme...
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