Pa. House Budget Locks in Most of the School Funding Cuts
Type: BlogAuthor: Chris Lilienthal
Date: June 20, 2013
The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center is out with a new policy brief setting the record straight on some recent...
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Author: Chris Lilienthal
Date: June 20, 2013
Pa.’s Marcellus Impact Fee Comes Up Short
Type: Reports and PapersDate: June 18, 2013
As the economic value of natural gas production increases in Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale, the local impact fee created by...
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Pension Primer #7 – A $40 Billion Dollar Oversight: Actuarial Studies Document High Cost of Governor’s Pension Plan
Type: Reports and PapersAuthor: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: June 18, 2013
Pennsylvania’s two retirement systems have Press Released models- or actuarial studies- detailing the fiscal impact of Governor Corbett’s proposed...
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Pension Primer #6 – Less Bang for Pa.’s Buck: Governor’s Pension Proposal Would Force Taxpayers (and Employees) to Foot the Bill for Retirement Plans with High Fees, Low Returns
Type: Reports and PapersAuthor: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: June 18, 2013
This pension primer compares the efficiency, or cost-effectiveness, of individual retirement accounts with the state’s current retirement plans. It...
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Pennsylvanians Shortchanged by Drilling Fee
Type: BlogAuthor: Sharon Ward
Date: June 18, 2013
Last week, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission reported that natural gas drillers are paying $202 million in local impact...
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10 Reasons Governor Corbett’s Pension Plan Will Dig a Deeper Hole for Taxpayers
Type: BlogAuthor: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: June 13, 2013
The Keystone Research Center recently put together the following top 10 reasons the governor’s public pension plan will dig...
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Fact Sheet: Pa. Should Take Federal Opportunity to Expand Medicaid Coverage
Type: Fact SheetDate: June 12, 2013
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) provides states with the opportunity to expand Medicaid coverage in 2014 to adults with...
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