Viruses, Health Care, and Communal Provision
A few years ago, I wrote a piece that explained why health care has to be provided communally. I showed that...
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Here Is What We Know About the COVID-19 Stimulus Bill
Here is what we think we know about the bipartisan COVID-19 stimulus / relief bill that we expect the...
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Trump Makes the States a Medicaid Offer They Must Refuse
Yesterday the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that it would encourage states to apply for waivers...
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Earth to PA Lawmakers: 1.8 Million Pennsylvanians, Many in Rural PA, Are Paying the Price of Your Inaction
Pennsylvania’s legislative majority failed to raise our minimum wage in 2019, rejecting House and Senate legislation to get to...
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Washington Launches Paid Family and Medical Leave: Pennsylvania Should Follow Suit
We all know things come up in the course of our lives that can bring joy and/or create stress—welcoming...
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On Economic Policy, It’s Not What President Trump Says, It’s What He Does That Matters
The piece below originally ran in the York Dispatch here. We’ve reposted it with a few hyperlinks. In 2016,...
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The Public College Affordability Gap Looms Large for Pennsylvania Students
This time of year, high school seniors are applying to colleges, and some are even beginning to hear back...
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Judicial Gerrymandering Is Back
Republicans who control the Pennsylvania House of Representatives couldn’t find time to raise the minimum wage this week. But...
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On Today’s Ruling on the Affordable Care Act Individual Health Insurance Mandate
Today’s 2-1 decision by a federal appeals court rules the ACA’s requirement that people have health insurance is unconstitutional...
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Yes, the U.S. Constitution could be improved. The process in this Pa. House resolution isn’t a path forward
Originally published by the PA Capital-Star on December 18, 2019. On Monday, the House State Government Committee passed a...
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Opposing the State Senate’s Attempt to Reduce Access to Life-Saving Treatment During a Deadly Overdose Crisis (Opposing SB 675)
In the midst of a tragic overdose crisis, in the state with the third highest rate of overdose deaths...
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Election Reform Enacted!
Yesterday, Governor Wolf signed Act 77, historic legislation that expands the opportunity to vote in Pennsylvania. The legislation includes...
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