The PA Budget: A Disgrace and Dereliction of Duty
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2021 Contact: Adrienne Standley standley@pennbpc.org 717-805-8466 Statement by Marc Stier, Director, Pennsylvania Budget and...
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Memo: The Budget No One Wants
To: Editorial boards, columnists, political reporters, and other interested parties From: Marc Stier, Director, PA Budget and Policy Center...
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PA’s Emergency Rental Assistance Shorts Counties with Most Renters in Need
As Pennsylvania lawmakers wrangle over how our state should use American Rescue Plan funds, we must look at the...
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On Juneteenth: White Supremacy Survives in Pennsylvania
Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday, is a day to remember. It’s a day to remember the end of slavery...
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This Year We Need to Pass a Budget for the People, Not the Powerful
Originally published by the PA Capital-Star on June 16, 2021 The General Assembly has two more weeks to pass...
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Why You Get Hurt When Your Neighbors’ Unemployment Benefits Get Cut
May job numbers for the nation, released June 4, and the Pennsylvania job numbers for April, released late May,...
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This Is What Permanent ARP / AFP Child Tax Credit Changes Would Do for Pennsylvanians
The American Rescue Plan (ARP) has made significant changes to federal tax policy, expanding and strengthening the child tax...
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Using Federal Funds to Build a Stronger PA: Treasury Guidance on How State and Local Governments Can Use American Rescue Plan Funds
The much-awaited Treasury guidance on how states and local governments can use American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds is now...
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It’s Time to Invest in Affordable, High-Speed Broadband for All
Both Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center’s education work in Pennsylvania and Keystone Research Center’s work on the four-state (PA,...
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Pittsburgh Budget and Policy Center Statement: American Rescue Plan Funds for City of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County
With the American Rescue Plan funds, our county, our state, and our city have a huge opportunity to address immediate and long-standing inequities. We can invest in a...
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KRC Joins Other Experts in Making Recommendations to the Biden Administration on How to Achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, the United Nations Member States, including the U.S., unanimously approved 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) to be...
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Protecting our Democracy in 2021: H.R. 1 – For The People Act
Participation is critical to representation. The House of Representatives just passed H.R. 1, the “For the People Act,” which...
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