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Better Solutions Exist for Property Tax Issues, PBPC Analyst Testifies

Type: Testimony
Author: Michael Wood
Date: July 26, 2012

Eliminating school property taxes in Pennsylvania ‰ and the strict limits placed on schools ‰ SB 1400 would have...

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Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Payday Loans

Type: Blog
Author: Jamar Thrasher
Date: July 25, 2012

A few months ago, I ran into a neighbor from my old neighborhood in Pittsburgh, East Liberty, a largely...

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Falling Behind on Jobs: By Cutting the Jobs of Teachers and First Responders, Pennsylvania Is Undermining Its Job Growth and Lagging Behind Other States

Type: Reports and Papers
Author: Mark Price, Stephen Herzenberg
Date: July 19, 2012

As the economy continues to recover, Pennsylvania will need to make public investments to build a strong economy and...

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Failing to Invest in a Stronger PA Economy

Type: Blog
Author: Chris Lilienthal
Date: July 16, 2012

Despite ending the 2011-12 fiscal year with a $649 million fund balance, Pennsylvania fails to make the investments essential...

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Final 2012-13 Budget Analysis: Failing to Invest in a Stronger Pa. Economy

Type: Budget Analysis
Date: July 13, 2012

The General Assembly has enacted a 2012-13 state budget that restores some of the cuts proposed by Governor Tom...

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New Data Suggest Hundreds of Thousands Could Be Disenfranchised by Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law

Type: Reports and Papers
Date: July 06, 2012

With a new Voter ID Law now in effect in Pennsylvania, a large number of Pennsylvanians could be disenfranchised...

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2012-13 Budget: Tax Code Changes Whittle Away at State’s Revenue Base

Type: Fact Sheet
Date: July 05, 2012

Changes to the state’s Tax Code, enacted in House Bill 761 (Act 85 of 2012), are projected by the...

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