Facts, Not Hysteria, About the Soda Tax
Co-authored by Diana Polson. The reaction of the beverage industry to the Philadelphia soda tax continues to be self-centered,...
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Guest Blogger: We Must Have Missed the Memo
by Jin David Kim, Communications Director, PCCY Some state representatives, siding with the research and the will of the...
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Why Do Rural Legislators Vote for Voucher Programs That Deliver NO Benefits to Their Counties?
Imagine two Pennsylvania programs that subsidize a mix of the state’s most expensive private schools catering to the very...
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The (Wholly Inadequate) GOP Budget Proposal (HB 218)
The House Republican Budget proposal for 2017-2017 is deeply problematic in six respects. First, the proposal does not close...
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A Teachable Moment in the PLCB Debate
Those of us who have been parents or teachers often talk about “teachable moments.” Teachable moments occur when something...
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KRC on U.S. Senate Action to Prevent Cities from Improving Retirement Security for Private Sector Workers
We issued the following statement in my name this week in response to the U.S. Senate vote on H.J....
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Essential Benefits Are… Essential
The ACA repeal effort failed in the House on Thursday. But it will be voted on today. And the...
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Trump Budget Slashes State and Local Grants at Tough Time for States
This post, written by Iris J. Lav, originally appeared on the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities blog on...
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Repeal of the Affordable Care Act: A $31 billion tax cut for a handful of the wealthiest taxpayers
In Pennsylvania, the top 1% of families have captured just over half of all the growth in market incomes...
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Health care must be provided communally
This piece originally ran in Newsworks on January 26, 2017. You can find the original here. Every once in...
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New Report Confirms Assumptions About PA Coverage Losses Under GOP Health Care Plan
A new study from the Center for America Progress estimates that 970,000 fewer Pennsylvanians will have health insurance if...
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Did Your State Reps’ Votes Make Betsy DeVos Proud?
The following is a guest post from Susan Spicka, executive director of Education Voters of Pennsylvania. It was originally...
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