Statement on HB 2412: Is Real Estate Really Essential?
We want to reiterate our opposition to HB 2412 even as amended, a bill to require the secretary of...
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A Statement on HB 1776: Property School Tax Freeze Is a Wrong Move for PA
Pennsylvania, like every other state in the country, faces an unprecedented budget crisis at both the state and local...
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COVID-19 exposed the cracks in our system. We have to fill them, not just paper them over
Originally published in the PA Capitol-Star on April 28, 2020 We can learn a great deal from moments of...
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A Status Update on Pennsylvania’s Policy Response to COVID-19: Economic Relief, Health Care and Worker Protections
The COVID-19 crisis has laid bare the inequities and inadequacies that exist in our Commonwealth, from the precarity of...
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In PA, Worker Protections Ruled “Out of Order”
As the Pennsylvania House of Representatives moves toward consideration of legislation that would allow most businesses in the Commonwealth...
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Declaring Victory Too Soon Will Cost Too Many Lives
All over the Commonwealth today, people are dying in terrible ways from COVID-19—struggling for breath without the comfort of...
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Race and COVID-19
COVID-19 is like a chemical in which one dips a photographic print—it gradually reveals things you couldn’t see before....
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The Economy Is Dropping Like a Stone—Even More Aggressive Policies Are Needed
The economy, almost literally, is dropping like a stone. This blog summarizes the most recent evidence and points to...
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What Not to Do in the Face of a COVID-19 Driven Recession: Lessons from the Corbett Years
As COVID-19 hurtles us towards a global recession, Pennsylvania will need to make difficult decisions about how to handle...
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The Likely Impact of COVID-19 on Pennsylvania
A recent study from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) at the University of Washington projects the...
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COVID Collapse Likely to Cost Pennsylvania More Than 750,000 Jobs by Summer
Updated: 04/23/2020 On April 16, the U.S. Department of Labor reported “hard” numbers on the economic impact of the...
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Funds for Pennsylvania in the Senate Coronavirus Relief Act
Update April 1: Two additional funding streams are not yet included in the table below. 1. The state should...
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