The General Assembly Budget Mirrors Many of the Governor’s Priorities But Does Not Go Far Enough
The House and Senate have now passed a $32.7-billion state budget — $281 million less than the governor’s proposed...
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The Trump Administration’s Newest About-Face: Seeking to Dismantle Protections for Those with Pre-Existing Conditions
In a move in line with Trump’s typical bait-and-switch—purporting to be a defender of the American working class but...
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Republican Judicial Districting: An Existential Threat to Pennsylvania Democracy
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Protect Our Representative Democracy — Stop The GOP Attack on the PA Courts
Representative democracy in Pennsylvania is under attack. This week, on a straight party-line vote, Republican senators passed a constitutional...
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Time to Stop SB 22
Republicans today added a second constitutional amendment to, in effect, gerrymander the Supreme Court to a bill, SB22, that...
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Pennsylvania State Government’s To-Do List: June 2018
There seems to be an overall optimism among state legislators that the Pennsylvania budget will pass on time given...
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The Folmer Redistricting Commission: Neither Independent Nor Nonpartisan
Both the political class in Harrisburg and the progressive community around the state are focused today on the redistricting...
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The Folmer Redistricting Commission: Neither Independent Nor Nonpartisan
Update Monday June 11, 11:00 am Some advocacy groups are supporting an omnibus amendment from Senator Folmer and others....
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Bipartisan Senate Farm Bill Aims to Strengthen SNAP, Not Undermine it Like the House’s Proposed Bill
Last Friday, June 8, the Senate Agricultural Committee came out with its plan for the Senate Farm Bill. Keeping...
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A Step Towards Pay Equity in Pennsylvania
Governor Tom Wolf signed an executive order yesterday aimed at combating pay equity in Pennsylvania. The order, called “Equal...
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How to Fix Legislative Districting in Pennsylvania (Without Making Things Worse)
We at the PBPC have been very critical of the effort to pass SB22, a constitutional amendment to change...
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I’m Homeless. SNAP and Medicaid Have Been My Lifesavers.
The following is a first-person story written by Colten Osborne, a young man we came across in Erie, Pennsylvania,...
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