Press Release: NEW POLLING Shows Pennsylvanians Overwhelmingly Support Additional Investment in K-12 Education
In a statewide poll commissioned by the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, results show that a lack of state...
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MEMO: Analysis of the PA Senate Redistricting Commission Plan and the Folmer Amendment
This memo outlines how the Folmer proposal is worse than the process we have now in four important respects....
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KRC Files Affidavit in PA School Funding Lawsuit
This memo reports that petitioners in Pennsylvania’s school funding lawsuit filed a brief and affidavits refuting the claim made...
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Governor Wolf’s 2018 Severance Tax Proposal Could Bring in $1.7 Billion of Revenue Over the Next Five Years
Governor Tom Wolf proposed a severance tax as a part of his 2018-19 Executive Budget. This policy brief presents...
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It’s Not Really About Work: Why Pennsylvania Should Reject Work Requirements
Despite false and dangerous stereotypes about the poor being unwilling to work, the majority of SNAP and Medicaid recipients...
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State of Working Philadelphia 2018
The Keystone Research Center’s “State of Working Philadelphia” report finds that despite healthy job growth, a majority of...
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A Higher Minimum Wage Would Reduce Child Poverty in Pennsylvania
This press release highlights how policymakers can reduce child poverty in Pennsylvania by raising the minimum wage. Pennsylvania’s...
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Wolf Proposal Would Restore 40-Hour Work Week and Fair Overtime Pay for 465,000 PA Salaried Workers
In June of 2018, Governor Tom Wolf issued a notice of his intention to restore guaranteed overtime pay for...
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State of Working Pennsylvania 2018
“The State of Working Pennsylvania 2018,” the Keystone Research Center’s 23rd annual review of the Pennsylvania economy and...
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Democracy in Pennsylvania – 2018
The KRC’s report “Democracy in Pennsylvania,” examines the gap between the haves and the have-nots and the importance of...
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Affidavit Filed by KRC Labor Economist Mark Price as Part of School Funding Lawsuit in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania’s constitution stipulates that the General Assembly must provide “a thorough and efficient system of public education to serve...
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At Least Our Gov. Wolf and Other Row Officers Are Not Trying to LOWER Wages, CUT Health Coverage, and POISON Residents
We at Keystone Research Center and the We the People – Pennsylvania campaign know that a major challenge for...
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