Research and Publications

A few weeks ago, we responded to criticism about the feasibility of a $15-per-hour wage for fast food workers....

• Poverty
• Wages
• Income Inequality
• Minimum Wage
• PA Economy

Colin Gordon of the Iowa Policy Project has taken recently-released 2012 figures on the incomes of the top 1%...

• Recession and Recovery
• Wages
• State of Working PA
• Income Inequality
• Economic History

In an editorial this morning, The Philadelphia Inquirer raises a number of good questions about Governor Corbett’s Medicaid proposal...

• Health Care

On September 6, Pennsylvania Labor & Industry Secretary Julia K. Hearthway chided the Patriot-News — and, indirectly, the Keystone...

• PA Economy
• Unemployment
• Wages
• Jobs

Many people are unaware that there are two minimum wages in Pennsylvania- one for non-tipped workers that is currently...

• Minimum Wage

Governor Tom Corbett announced his “Healthy PA” plan Monday that would expand health coverage in Pennsylvania under the Affordable...

• Health Care
• Medicaid

PA Budget and Policy Center highlights new census data from the U.S. Census Bureau‰’s Current Population Survey (CPS). Results...

• Health Care
• Safety Net