Happy Birthday, Medicare and Medicaid
Type: BlogAuthor: Jan Jarrett
Date: July 30, 2015
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Medicare and Medicaid programs that gave millions of...
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Author: Jan Jarrett
Date: July 30, 2015
Veto Override – 7 Reasons Republicans Should Be Careful What They Wish For
Type: BlogAuthor: Jan Jarrett
Date: July 29, 2015
Yesterday, Representative Turzai, speaker of the House, said that Republicans may attempt to override Governor Wolf’s veto of the...
Follow the Property Tax Money: The Wolf Plan and HB 504 Compared
Type: Policy BriefAuthor: Michael Wood and Stephen Herzenberg
Date: July 28, 2015
Pennsylvania is highly reliant on local property taxes to fund its public schools, ranking near the bottom of all...
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Unconventional Drilling Is Associated with Increased Hospital Utilization Rates
Type: BlogAuthor: Jan Jarrett
Date: July 23, 2015
A new study by the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia University finds that people living near active gas drilling...
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Conservative Think Tank Confirms that PA Needs a Budget that Boosts State’s Fiscal Condition
Type: BlogAuthor: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: July 20, 2015
One sticking point in Pennsylvania’s budget battle is whether the next state budget needs to improve the state’s fiscal...
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CFPB Owes Consumers a Strong Federal Payday Lending Rule
Type: BlogAuthor: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: July 17, 2015
Keystone Research Center was among more than 75 organizations in 14 states and the District of Columbia that signed...
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The Sky Won’t Fall If We Raise Revenue to Invest in Education
Type: BlogAuthor: Mark Price
Date: July 13, 2015
Total revenues in Pennsylvania were up in the fiscal year that just ended by $94 million, compared to 2007-08...
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