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State of Working PA 2012

Type: Reports and Papers
Author: Mark Price, Stephen Herzenberg
Date: August 29, 2012

“The State of Working Pennsylvania 2012” represents the Keystone Research Center’s deepest and most comprehensive recent look at the...

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Pennsylvania’s Identity Crisis: Rushed Implementation of Voter ID Law Putting Voting Rights at Risk

Type: Reports and Papers
Date: August 03, 2012

Pennsylvania‰’s voter ID law is restrictive and complicated to implement for Pennsylvania‰’s large population in such a short period...

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Pennsylvania’s Identity Crisis: Rushed Implementation of Voter ID Law Putting Voting Rights at Risk

Type: Reports and Papers
Author: Sharon Ward
Date: August 03, 2012

Pennsylvania’s voter ID law disenfranchises Pennsylvania voters. This law is restrictive, and complicated to implement for Pennsylvania’s large population...

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Key Findings: The Regional Distribution of Sewer and Water Funding in Pennsylvania

Type: Reports and Papers
Date: August 01, 2012

Each year, the state of Pennsylvania distributes several hundred million dollars in funds for sewer and drinking water projects....

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Three Years and Counting on the Minimum Wage

Type: Blog
Author: Alan Bowie
Date: July 26, 2012

In 1960, George Lesauvage of the National Restaurant Association was making the case against increasing the federal minimum wage....

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Better Solutions Exist for Property Tax Issues, PBPC Analyst Testifies

Type: Testimony
Author: Michael Wood
Date: July 26, 2012

Eliminating school property taxes in Pennsylvania ‰ and the strict limits placed on schools ‰ SB 1400 would have...

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Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Payday Loans

Type: Blog
Author: Jamar Thrasher
Date: July 25, 2012

A few months ago, I ran into a neighbor from my old neighborhood in Pittsburgh, East Liberty, a largely...

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