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Statement: PA Needs a Budget in Step with Middle-Class Values

Type: Press Statement
Author: Stephen Drachler, Peg Dierkers
Date: February 08, 2012

This budget turns its back on the state’s most vulnerable, leaving thousands of working Pennsylvanians and children without health...

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Analysis: Governor’s Budget Moves State in Wrong Direction

Type: Budget Analysis
Date: February 08, 2012

Corbett’s new budget moves Pennsylvania in the wrong direction, with two continuing themes: higher education is hit hard, with...

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Governor’s Budget Moves PA in Wrong Direction

Type: Blog
Author: Sharon Ward
Date: February 08, 2012

Governor Tom Corbett delivered his 2012-13 budget address to a joint session of the state Legislature today. We are...

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Governor’s 2012-13 Budget: By the Numbers

Type: Budget Analysis
Date: February 07, 2012

In this budget analysis, the PA Budget and Policy Center presents the details of Governor Corbett’s proposed 2012-2013 budget....

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Developing Story: Bank Swaps and Philadelphia

Type: Blog
Date: January 18, 2012

As Sharon Ward wrote yesterday, the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center put out a new report documenting the millions...

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Too Big to Trust? Banks, Schools and the Ongoing Problem of Interest Rate Swaps

Type: Reports and Papers
Author: Sharon Ward
Date: January 17, 2012

Philadelphia, like many cities, has faced serious financial difficulties in recent years. These difficulties have forced the city government...

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A January Freeze

Type: Blog
Date: January 06, 2012

Governor Tom Corbett announced $157 million in state spending cuts this week to resolve a midyear revenue shortfall. This...

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