Research and Publications

Pennsylvania’s voter ID law disenfranchises Pennsylvania voters. This law is restrictive, and complicated to implement for Pennsylvania’s large population...

• Civil Liberties
• Democracy

Each year, the state of Pennsylvania distributes several hundred million dollars in funds for sewer and drinking water projects....

• Infrastructure
• Rural Pennsylvania

In 1960, George Lesauvage of the National Restaurant Association was making the case against increasing the federal minimum wage....

• Minimum Wage

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

• K-12 Education
• Property Taxes

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

• PayDay Lending

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

• Infrastructure

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

• PA Budget