Research and Publications

A statewide poll commissioned by the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center shows strong support in Pennsylvania for raising the...

• Minimum Wage
• PA Economy
• Wages

In a statewide poll commissioned by the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, results show that a lack of state...

• K-12 Education

These talking points serve as a response to some of the most frequent criticisms of instituting a severance tax...

• Severance Tax
• PA Budget

The following is a guest blog post from Sheila Christopher, executive director of Hunger-Free Pennsylvania. The post originally appeared...

• Poverty
• SNAP
• General Policy

“My council of economic advisors estimate that this , along with a lower business tax rate, will likely...

• Federal Taxes
• U.S. Economy

It’s Tax Day 2018, and you know what that means?  The country’s wealthiest Americans are about to experience long-term...

• Federal Taxes
• Federal Budget

We at PBPC are engaged in a major effort to push back against legislation in the PA General Assembly...

• Health Care
• Medicaid