Education Policy Changes Move with Budget
Type: Reports and PapersDate: June 29, 2012
General Assembly is moving legislative changes to the state’s Public School Code and other education-related changes before the end...
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Date: June 29, 2012
A Closer Look at the State Budget
Type: BlogAuthor: Shelley Aragoncillo
Date: June 27, 2012
Details of the 2012-13 state budget agreement have emerged with the release of spreadsheets Tuesday, and some details of...
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Lawmaker Proposes Pilot Program for County Block Grant
Type: BlogAuthor: Chris Lilienthal
Date: June 26, 2012
With less than a week to go until the state budget deadline, policymakers in Harrisburg are still at odds...
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Individuals, Not Corporations, Pick Up the Tax Tab for EITC Scholarships
Type: Policy BriefDate: June 25, 2012
Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) allows businesses to recover 75% to 90% of the cost of contributing to...
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PA House Sets Budget Priorities, Laying Groundwork for Final Negotiations
Type: BlogAuthor: Sharon Ward
Date: June 13, 2012
Originally posted at the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center’s website. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives debated and amended the...
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PA House Sets Budget Priorities, Laying Groundwork for Final Budget Negotiations
Type: Reports and PapersDate: June 12, 2012
On June 6, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives debated and amended the Senate’s budget bill adding $91 million...
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School Property Tax Shift Would Have Unintended Consequences
Type: TestimonyAuthor: MIchael Wood
Date: June 11, 2012
Michael Wood, Research Director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center remarks that legislation to eliminate all school property...
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