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Protect Our Representative Democracy — Stop The GOP Attack on the PA Courts

Type: Blog
Author: Marc Stier
Date: June 14, 2018

Representative democracy in Pennsylvania is under attack. This week, on a straight party-line vote, Republican senators passed a constitutional...

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Pennsylvania State Government’s To-Do List: June 2018

Type: Blog
Author: Diana Polson
Date: June 13, 2018

There seems to be an overall optimism among state legislators that the Pennsylvania budget will pass on time given...

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Time to Stop SB 22

Type: Blog
Author: Marc Stier
Date: June 12, 2018

Republicans today added a second constitutional amendment to, in effect, gerrymander the Supreme Court to a bill, SB22, that...

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A Higher Minimum Wage Would Reduce Child Poverty in Pennsylvania

Type: Press Release
Author: Mark Price
Date: June 12, 2018

  This press release highlights how policymakers can reduce child poverty in Pennsylvania by raising the minimum wage. Pennsylvania’s...

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Bipartisan Senate Farm Bill Aims to Strengthen SNAP, Not Undermine it Like the House’s Proposed Bill

Type: Blog
Author: Diana Polson
Date: June 11, 2018

Last Friday, June 8, the Senate Agricultural Committee came out with its plan for the Senate Farm Bill. Keeping...

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STATEMENT: On the State of SB22, the Redistricting Reform Bill

Type: Press Release
Author: Marc Stier
Date: June 11, 2018

This press statement, released on June 11, 2018, reflects PBPC director Marc Stier’s position on the state of Senate...

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The Folmer Redistricting Commission: Neither Independent Nor Nonpartisan

Type: Blog
Author: Marc Stier
Date: June 11, 2018

Both the political class in Harrisburg and the progressive community around the state are focused today on the redistricting...

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