2020

STATEMENT: PA Supreme Court Decision in Wolf v. Scarnati

All Pennsylvanians should be gratified by PA Supreme Court’s ruling today that the General Assembly’s attempt to unilaterally end...

The Republicans have been dead wrong about reopening

Originally published by the PA Capital-Star on June 30, 2020. For months Republican leaders in Harrisburg have been demanding...

Legal Brief by PA Budget and Policy Center and Keystone Research Center Supports Gov. Wolf in Stay-at-Home Order Court Case

The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center and Keystone Research Center submitted an amicus curia brief in Wolf v. Scarnatti,...

How Many Lives Have We Saved?

While Republican legislators have been insisting on an early reopening of businesses in Pennsylvania, we have seen one of...

Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Economy: An Update

This blog provides an update on the impact of the COVID crash on the Pennsylvania economy. The “good news”...

Racism in America and the Current Moment

The attention of the public and political leaders in our state and country has understandably been focused in the...

STATEMENT: Stopgap Budget Is Incomplete but Takes a Small Step Towards a Just Recovery

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center director Marc Stier issued the following statement in response to the Pennsylvania...

Our Opportunity to Re-evaluate: Pennsylvania’s COVID-19 Policy Response and Priorities Moving Forward

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned our lives upside down. Many of us worry about the health and well-being of...

GSG Polling Memo Toplines

Here are the toplines for the GSG polling memo released on May 15, 2020.

New Polling Supports Aggressive Action to Address Economic Inequities in the Recovery from COVID-19

New polling shows support for aggressive government action to address economic inequities in the recovery from COVID-19. A new...

Pennsylvania’s Essential Workforce is Disproportionately Women and People of Color: Demographics of Pennsylvania’s Essential Workers

Statement on HB 2412: Is Real Estate Really Essential?

We want to reiterate our opposition to HB 2412 even as amended, a bill to require the secretary of...