How to Fix Legislative Districting in Pennsylvania (Without Making Things Worse)
Type: BlogAuthor: Marc Stier
Date: June 05, 2018
We at the PBPC have been very critical of the effort to pass SB22, a constitutional amendment to change...
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Author: Marc Stier
Date: June 05, 2018
MEMO: Analysis of the PA Senate Redistricting Commission Plan and the Folmer Amendment
Type: TestimonyAuthor: Marc Stier
Date: May 30, 2018
This policy memo shares our analysis of Senator Mike Folmer’s amendment to Senate Bill 22, Pennsylvania’s redistricting reform bill.
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MEMO: Analysis of the PA Senate Redistricting Commission Plan and the Folmer Amendment
Type: MemoAuthor: Marc Stier
Date: May 30, 2018
This memo outlines how the Folmer proposal is worse than the process we have now in four important respects....
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Rep. Fitzpatrick Made the Right Choice on SNAP Cuts; Unfortunately, Rep. Costello Did Not
Type: BlogAuthor: Diana Polson
Date: May 22, 2018
Last week, the House of Representatives voted against the troubling Farm Bill that had recently passed through the Agricultural...
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NEW POLL: Pennsylvanians Want State Legislature to Make Additional K-12 Education Funding a Priority
Type: BlogAuthor: Erica Freeman
Date: May 18, 2018
As the PA General Assembly considers Governor Wolf’s request for new spending on K-12 education in the budget for...
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I’m Homeless. SNAP and Medicaid Have Been My Lifesavers.
Type: BlogAuthor: Colten Osborne and Diana Polson
Date: May 18, 2018
The following is a first-person story written by Colten Osborne, a young man we came across in Erie, Pennsylvania,...
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EDITORIAL BOARD MEMO: Broad Support for Increasing the Minimum Wage in Pennsylvania
Type: Press ReleaseAuthor: Mark Price
Date: May 10, 2018
A statewide poll commissioned by the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center shows strong support in Pennsylvania for raising the...
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