The Update – October 2025
Date: November 10, 2025Dear Friends, With October behind us, the numbers tell only part of the story — and lately, we don’t...
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SNAP Decisions: Understanding Food Assistance In Pennsylvania
Type: BlogAuthor: Claire Kovach & Michael Ewing
Date: November 10, 2025
Operations across many federal agencies have halted as the United States continues its longest federal government shutdown ever. Americans...
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Workers Face a Weakening Market, but PA Outperforms the Nation
Type: BlogAuthor: Maisum Murtaza
Date: October 29, 2025
The State of Working Pennsylvania 2025 showed that the U.S. and Pennsylvania labor markets in mid-2025 were somewhat less...
Stephen Herzenberg Testimony on PA HB 1260 – 10/05/2025
Author: Testimony from Stephen Herzenberg, PhD.Date: October 07, 2025
Written Testimony of Stephen Herzenberg, Keystone Research Center to the Pennsylvania House Energy Committee Hearing on HB1260, October 5,...
Paychecks and Prices: What the Latest Data Tell Us About Wages, Inflation, and Consumer Sentiment
Type: BlogAuthor: Claire Kovach
Date: September 24, 2025
Newly released Census Bureau data show that median household income in Pennsylvania rose slightly in 2024, to $77,545. Nationally,...
Cuts to Clean Energy and Manufacturing: What’s at Stake for PA’s Economy?
Type: BlogAuthor: Michael Ewing
Date: September 12, 2025
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the CHIPS and Science Act sparked an unprecedented...
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Why We Need a $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage with SNAP’s New Work Requirements
Type: BlogAuthor: Claire Kovach
Date: September 08, 2025
Why We Need a $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage with SNAP’s New Work Requirements New eligibility rules took effect...
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