Imagine…PA Chamber and Conservative Administration Lead Major New PA Renewable Energy Policy
“This package will send a strong signal to investors that the government is serious about providing firms with the...
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Pulling Apart: Income Inequality Has Grown in PA
Income inequality has grown in all parts of the country since the late 1970s, and Pennsylvania has not been...
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Three Years and Counting on the Minimum Wage
In 1960, George Lesauvage of the National Restaurant Association was making the case against increasing the federal minimum wage....
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Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Payday Loans
A few months ago, I ran into a neighbor from my old neighborhood in Pittsburgh, East Liberty, a largely...
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Failing to Invest in a Stronger PA Economy
Despite ending the 2011-12 fiscal year with a $649 million fund balance, Pennsylvania fails to make the investments essential...
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A Closer Look at the State Budget
Details of the 2012-13 state budget agreement have emerged with the release of spreadsheets Tuesday, and some details of...
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Lawmaker Proposes Pilot Program for County Block Grant
With less than a week to go until the state budget deadline, policymakers in Harrisburg are still at odds...
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PA House Sets Budget Priorities, Laying Groundwork for Final Negotiations
Originally posted at the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center’s website. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives debated and amended the...
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Governor’s 2012-13 Budget: By the Numbers
In this budget analysis, the PA Budget and Policy Center presents the details of Governor Corbett’s proposed 2012-2013 budget....
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Governor’s Budget Moves PA in Wrong Direction
Governor Tom Corbett delivered his 2012-13 budget address to a joint session of the state Legislature today. We are...
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Developing Story: Bank Swaps and Philadelphia
As Sharon Ward wrote yesterday, the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center put out a new report documenting the millions...
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A January Freeze
Governor Tom Corbett announced $157 million in state spending cuts this week to resolve a midyear revenue shortfall. This...
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