New Overtime Rule Will Benefit Nearly Half a Million PA Workers, Keystone Reports and Research Paperss
The U.S. Department of Labor raised the salary threshold under which working people can earn overtime pay. According to...
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Raise the Wage PA urges General Assembly to increase minimum wage
The Keystone Research Center Press Released a Policy Watch Brief analyzing the impact on state revenues of raising the...
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Towards the High Road in the New Hampshire Construction Industry: The Impact of a State Prevailing Wage Law
This study examines the economic impact of establishing a prevailing wage in the state of New Hampshire. Our research...
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The State of Working Pennsylvania 2016
The State of Working Pennsylvania 2016 documents the reality of difficult economic times for many groups. It tells a...
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Towards the High Road in the New Hampshire Construction Industry: The Impact of a State Prevailing Wage Law
This study examines the economic impact of establishing a prevailing wage in the state of New Hampshire. Our research...
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The Budget Our Democracy Deserves
Many of the ideas in this post are components of PBPC’s recently-released “Fair Share Tax Proposal for Pennsylvania.” The...
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Broad and Narrow Taxes
Last week, just as we were putting out our paper on how to raise revenues without raising taxes on...
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New Report: A Fair Share Tax Plan for Pennsylvania
In the wake of Budget Secretary Randy Albright’s mid-year budget briefing and the news that the Pennsylvania budget for...
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Unequal Pennsylvania
For those of us that follow inequality statistics, this December has been a blockbuster month. Most recently the Center...
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Reflections on the Election and the White Working Class…and Some Links Worth Reading
Like many of you, I’ve spent the last 10 days reflecting on the Presidential election and devouring countless commentaries....
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On The Inaction by State Senate to Fund Unemployment Compensation Call Centers
Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center Director Marc Stier made the following statement after the state Senate failed to vote...
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IFO Report: Deficits Now and In The Future
Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center Director Marc Stier made the following statement following the Independent Fiscal Office release of...
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