Unpacking the Right’s Breathless Embrace of New Seattle Minimum-Wage Study
A recent column by A. Barton Hinkle in the Richmond Times-Dispatch (and also on the Reason Foundation web page) about...
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In Election’s Wake: Time to Judge Elected Officials on Whether They Deliver an Economy Less Rigged to Benefit Political Insiders
What should Pennsylvanians and Americans take away from the Presidential election? While fully digesting Trump’s razor-thin victory will take...
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Advice for the Voting Booth: Consider Who Will Support the Agenda to Raise Pennsylvania’s Pay?
The day before the election, Pennsylvanians who go to the polls tomorrow have one last chance to consider the...
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SWPA 2016: College No Longer Guarantees Rising Wages—Degree Holders Need Agenda to Raise PA’s Pay Too
The post below is one of a series of posts about specific trends examined in the recently-released annual edition...
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A Missed Recurring Revenue Opportunity on the Budget – Raising the Minimum Wage
This is the third in a series of blog posts assessing the 2016-17 budget and the budget negotiation process...
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Revenue Options Real and Fake: A Minimum Wage Increase and Gaming Expansion
Ten years ago was the last time Pennsylvania raised the minimum wage in advance of the federal government doing...
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Global…and Pennsylvania…Fight for $15 Still Growing This 4-15
Today is April 15, also known as “4-15.” In 300 cities in 40 countries today fast food workers are...
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Governor Wolf’s Minimum Wage Executive Order — A Step in the Right Direction
This week, Governor Tom Wolf announced that, through executive order, he would require Pennsylvania state workers under his jurisdiction...
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Economic Policies That Raise Wages
Below is the fourth in a series of excerpts from The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015 report, released by...
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The State of Working Pennsylvania
Below is the third in a series of excerpts from The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015 report, released by...
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Resolution of State Budget Must Include Minimum Wage Increase and Greater Investments in Higher Education
The director of Pennsylvania Working Families wrote an excellent op-ed calling for the General Assembly to raise the minimum...
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The Fight for $15 Is Already Lifting Wages
Today, in 200 U.S. cities, workers will rally for higher pay and a union. These actions, which started in...
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