STATEMENT: Commonwealth Court Decision on Act 77 Points To Crisis of Democracy
For Immediate Release January 28, 2022 Contact: Kirstin Snow STATEMENT: Commonwealth Court Decision on Act 77 Points...
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The Update: What’s Happening in Harrisburg and DC – February 4 , 2022
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR Last Friday, as many of you saw, the Fern Hollow bridge in Pittsburgh collapsed because...
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STATEMENT: Economic Update—PA Needs Action to Sustain Demand and Make Jobs Worth Taking to Achieve Economic Health Beyond Pre-pandemic Levels
Following the release of December job numbers for Pennsylvania last Friday, Keystone Research Center research analyst Maisum Murtaza released...
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Economic Update: PA Needs Action to Sustain Demand and Make Jobs Worth Taking to Achieve Economic Health Beyond Pre-pandemic Levels
For two years, the COVID pandemic has shaped many aspects of Americans’ lives, including the health of our economy....
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RELEASE: Keystone Research Center Decries Racist “Zoom-Bombing”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 25, 2021 Contact: Kirstin Snow, snow@pennbpc.org Harrisburg, PA: Stephen Herzenberg, executive director of the Keystone...
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PA Needs Immediate Action From Congress to Pass the American Rescue Plan
Pennsylvania needs immediate action from Congress to pass the American Rescue Plan It’s been one year since the first...
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Initial Response to Gov. Wolf’s Proposed 2021-22 PA State Budget | Thursday, February 4, 2021
The Pennsylvania Budget & Policy Center’s director Marc Stier and senior policy analyst Diana Polson provide an initial overview...
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States Can Choose a Better Path for Higher Ed Funding in COVID-19 Recession: A Pennsylvania Perspective
LINK TO THE CENTER ON BUDGET & POLICY PRIORITIES REPORT: “STATES CAN CHOOSE A BETTER PATH FOR HIGHER ED...
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RELEASE: Pennsylvania Billionaires Got $4.3 Billion Richer Over First 10 Months of Pandemic
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Expanding the Child Tax Credit as Part of Biden’s American Rescue Plan Would Reduce Poverty in PA
President Biden’s first COVID-19 relief proposal—the American Rescue Plan—includes a significant expansion of the child tax credit (CTC), increasing...
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PA Advocacy Letter in Support of President Biden’s American Rescue Plan
February 8, 2021 Dear Pennsylvania Congressional Delegation: We write to you as organizations that represent communities and constituents across...
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