Research and Publications

Check out this short video separating fact from fiction in the ongoing debate over nutrition assistance for low-income Americans....

• Human Services
• Poverty
• Unemployment
• Jobs

Michael Laracy of the Annie E. Casey Foundation emailed around an opinion piece by Fareed Zakaria on the boffo...

• Income Inequality
• K-12 Education
• PA Economy
• U.S. Economy
• Higher Education

The “Universities” proposal to alter public employee pension systems in Illinois would significantly undermine the retirement security of teachers...

• Pensions
• Higher Education

As I previously blogged here and here, Pennsylvania General Fund revenue collections are projected to grow very little in...

• PA Budget

Pennsylvania enacted an ‰”impact fee‰” on natural gas wells drilled into Pennsylvania‰’s Marcellus Shale that generates a relatively small...

• Environment

A key reform in the Affordable Care Act requires health insurers to spend 80% to 85% of premium dollars...

• Health Care

As I blogged last week, state budget forecasters are not predicting much growth in revenue collections over the 2013-14...

• PA Budget