The Update: What’s Happening in Harrisburg and DC – October 25, 2021
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR We are closely watching Washington as Build Back Better and the infrastructure bill get closer...
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ANALYSIS: A Historic Opportunity to Transform Pittsburgh’s Budget
On Thursday, September 30, Mayor Peduto submitted a proposed $770 million combined operating and capital budget for 2022 with...
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RELEASE: Pittsburgh Budget & Policy Center Publishes Analysis of Pittsburgh’s 2022 Preliminary Budget
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 27, 2021 Contact: Kirstin Snow snow@pennbpc.org 215-510-9336 Pittsburgh, PA — The Pittsburgh Budget and Policy...
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RELEASE: “Build Back Better: A Transformative Plan for 21st-Century America”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Kirstin Snow; snow@pennbpc.org; 215.510.9336 Build Back Better: A Transformative Plan for 21st-Century America President Biden’s...
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The Build Back Better Framework: A Transformative Plan for 21st-Century America
President Biden’s Build Back Better framework is an unprecedented and transformative plan to better the lives of all Americans—Black,...
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MEMO: The Corporate Profits Minimum Tax and Why We Need It
Democrats are set to introduce a 15% corporate minimum tax as a funding mechanism for the Build Back Better...
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The “Billionaire Tax”: What It Is and Why We Need It
UPDATE: Senator Ron Wyden has released his “Billionaires Income Tax” legislation—read the language of the bill here: https://www.finance.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Billionaires%20Income%20Tax.pdf. As...
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Latest PA Jobs Report Shows Cutting Unemployment Benefits Won’t Drive People Back to Work
Subject: The Latest PA Jobs Report Clearly Shows That Cutting Unemployment Benefits Won’t Drive People Back to Work FOR...
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Sorry, Scrooges, But the Claim That Unemployment Benefits Keep People from Working Is Humbug
When it comes to working people, most big corporations love the stick but can’t abide the carrot—like Scrooge before...
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Press Release: KRC, ReImagine Appalachia Highlight Pivotal Importance of Build Back Better to NE PA as Pres. Biden Visits Scranton
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Keystone Research Center and ReImagine Appalachia Highlight Pivotal Importance of Build Back Better to NE PA...
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The Update: What’s Important in Harrisburg and DC – October 12, 2021
MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR Build Back Better will help secure the middle class AND make our tax system fairer....
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“Build Back Better” Bill Will Help Build and Secure the Middle Class
Most people in America identify as middle class, even on the lower and higher ends of the income spectrum....
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