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PA Leads on Overtime Pay – Where the Governor Can Act Without the State Legislature

Type: Blog
Author: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: January 21, 2018

Turns out that Gov. Wolf believes in the 40-hour week. Because he does, about 460,000 lower-paid Pennsylvania salaried workers...

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The Unnecessary Federal Budget Impasse

Type: Blog
Author: Marc Stier
Date: January 20, 2018

Let’s be straight about the politics of the federal budget. The Republicans control the House, Senate and Presidency, but...

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The Pennsylvania Minimum Wage 2018

Type: Reports and Papers
Author: Mark Price
Date: January 02, 2018

The KRC’s report “The Pennsylvania Minimum Wage in 2018” finds that the minimum wage in six border states and...

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State Education Funding Matters – A Tale of Two States (PA and NJ)

Type: Blog
Author: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: December 19, 2017

A new “big-data” base on U.S. school districts provides new evidence that Pennsylvania has many high-performing schools but many...

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A Temporary Setback on the Way to a Just America

Type: Blog
Author: Marc Stier
Date: December 19, 2017

The Trump-GOP tax cut bill, which passed the House on a party-line vote with twelve Republicans voting against this...

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It redistributes from working people and the middle class to the rich. And that’s just wrong.

Type: Blog
Author: Marc Stier
Date: December 18, 2017

With all the controversy over the details of the tax cut bill that is moving towards a final vote...

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Limitations on the State and Local Tax Deduction Hurt Pennsylvania in Two Ways

Type: Blog
Author: Marc Stier
Date: December 16, 2017

A major issue in the debate over the Republican tax cut bill is whether the deduction for state and...

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