Budgeting our Values in Pittsburgh: An Analysis of Mayor Peduto’s 2021 Budget Proposal
Read and download the full report here. Download the one-pagers: Affordable Housing Police Funding Workforce Development Funding The Pittsburgh...
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STATEMENT: PA CARES 21 Proposal
Today, Pennsylvania Senate Democrats put forward a bold plan to borrow funds at low interest rates to provide relief...
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REPORT: Pennsylvania Distributes Emergency K-12 School Funding Backwards – The Fewest Dollars Go To School Districts With the Greatest Need
REPORT: Pennsylvania Distributes Emergency K-12 School Funding Backwards—The Fewest Dollars Go to School Districts With the Greatest Need Read...
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The 2019-20 Enacted Budget: How Did Education Fare?
While this 2018-19 budget increase moves us in the right direction with increased funding for education, it still does...
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The Public College Affordability Gap Looms Large for Pennsylvania Students
This time of year, high school seniors are applying to colleges, and some are even beginning to hear back...
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Judicial Gerrymandering Is Back
Republicans who control the Pennsylvania House of Representatives couldn’t find time to raise the minimum wage this week. But...
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On Today’s Ruling on the Affordable Care Act Individual Health Insurance Mandate
Today’s 2-1 decision by a federal appeals court rules the ACA’s requirement that people have health insurance is unconstitutional...
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Yes, the U.S. Constitution could be improved. The process in this Pa. House resolution isn’t a path forward
Originally published by the PA Capital-Star on December 18, 2019. On Monday, the House State Government Committee passed a...
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In Most PA Counties, Few Would Be Affected by Ending High-income Tax Cuts
President Obama’s proposal to end tax breaks for high-income earners would have very little impact on taxpayers in most...
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Bills Weaken PA Oversight of Health Insurance Rate Increases
This legislation in the House and Senate would keep more Pennsylvania consumers in the dark. With less scrutiny and...
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Summary: No Time to Pass Luxury Tax Break for Private Jet Sales
The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center recently Press Released a policy brief on HB 1100, a Bill which would...
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Pa. House Poised to Hand Out Another Corporate Loophole – This Time for Jets
PA Budget and Policy Center reviews House Bill 1100, which would exempt the sale of private and corporate aircraft...
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