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Pension Primer #4: There You Go Again … Governor‰’s Proposal Delays Public Pension Payments, Repeating Short-Sighted Practices That Drove Up Pension Debt

Type: Reports and Papers
Author: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: April 16, 2013

As Pennsylvania policymakers, media, and citizens evaluate Governor Tom Corbett’s pension proposal unveiled February 5, 2013, the Keystone Research...

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Memo to House: Vote No on Private Jets Tax Break

Type: Memo
Author: Sharon Ward, Michael Wood
Date: April 15, 2013

The House will once again consider HB 1100, which would eliminate sales and use tax on the purchase of...

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Governor’s Corporate Tax Cut Plan Will Cost $800 Million

Type: Blog
Author: Sharon Ward
Date: April 11, 2013

I am testifying before the Pennsylvania House Finance Committee today on Governor Tom Corbett’s plan to cut the state’s...

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Memo: Governor’s Tax Cut Plan Falls Short of Reform

Type: Memo
Author: Sharon Ward
Date: April 10, 2013

Hidden deep within Governor Tom Corbett‰’s proposed 2013-14 budget is a plan to enact a 30% cut in Pennsylvania‰’s...

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A Misguided ‘Solution’ to a Nonexistent Problem: The High Cost to Taxpayers of Forcing Florida Public Employees Into Lower-Quality Retirement Plans

Type: Reports and Papers
Author: Sarabeth Snuggs, Stephen Herzenberg
Date: March 26, 2013

On March 22, 2013, the Florida House of Representatives approved a major restructuring of Florida’s public employee retirement system...

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$3 Billion Bill for Corporate Tax Cuts in 2012-13

Type: Reports and Papers
Date: March 12, 2013

Pennsylvania tax cuts compete with state funding for schools, the state‰’s colleges and universities, early childhood education, and human...

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Pension Primer #3: Long-term Savings in 2010 Pension Reform Law Hard to Beat

Type: Reports and Papers
Author: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: March 05, 2013

As Pennsylvania policymakers, media, and citizens evaluate Governor Tom Corbett’s pension proposal unveiled February 5, 2013, the KRC will...

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