The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides states with the opportunity to expand Medicaid coverage in 2014 to adults with...
read moreThe Medicaid expansion is an integral part of the goal of making health coverage available and affordable to millions...
read moreThe PA budget for 2013-2014 fails to adequately address the enormity of the funding crisis facing Pennsylvania schools. Eighty...
read moreStatement on the governor’s budget, 2013: The governor’s budget fails to provide sustainable funding to reduce class sizes in...
read moreLocal officials from across Pennsylvania came to Harrisburg in June of 2013 with a message for state lawmakers: prioritize...
read moreIn Pennsylvania, the EITC and CTC lifted 118,000 children out of poverty annually between 2009 and 2011. These credits,...
read moreCutting SNAP will increase hunger and poverty, hurt our local economy, and shift the pain of budget cuts onto...
read moreNew revenue from the city and state is necessary to avoid the most harmful cuts and avert the long-term...
read moreThe School Code (House Bill 1141, PN 2200) establishes a new basic education funding ”formula” with a base distribution...
read moreA recent proposal to close corporate tax loopholes that drain millions of dollars annually from Pennsylvania schools, colleges, and...
read moreAs the economic value of natural gas production increases in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale, the local impact fee created by...
read moreThe Pennsylvania House of Representatives approved a 2013-14 budget bill which locks in cuts that have disproportionately impacted high-poverty...
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