Originally published by the PA Capital-Star on October 3, 2019. By Marc Stier While raising the minimum wage has been...
read moreThe legalization of the adult use of cannabis in Pennsylvania has been debated vigorously over the past year, during...
read morePoverty holds steady for Pennsylvania, although some communities see increases. Unemployment compensation played a pivotal role in blunting the...
read moreHouse Bill 2626 would provide profitable corporations a new tax credit just for filling a vacant position without creating...
read moreSharon Ward of The PA Budget and Policy Center testifies before the House Finance Committee regarding state inheritance tax....
read moreIn 2010, the Pennsylvania General Assembly took steps to enact a severance tax on natural gas drilled in...
read moreSenate leaders rejected the compromise within the severance tax plan and have refused to budge from a plan that...
read moreThe Tax Foundation Press Released its 2011 Business Tax Climate Index, ranking Pennsylvania 26th in the nation. In this...
read moreA study financed by the gas industry, overplays the positive impacts of increased natural gas production, while minimizing the...
read moreHouse Bill 76 and Senate Bill 76 would create a funding gap that leaves Pennsylvania’s students permanently behind. Pennsylvania...
read moreThis paper examines the roles between property taxes and public education in Pennsylvania. Eliminating school property taxes, as some...
read moreHear firsthand from Mark Ryan of the Independent Fiscal Office and Sharon Ward of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy...
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