Significant Excess Capacity Remains in PA Labor Market
Below is the second in a series of excerpts from The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015 report, released by...
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Professional Wrestling and the Donald’s Popularity
Our friend Charlie Bacas shared a link to “This French Philosopher is the Only One Who Can Explain the...
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The State of the Pennsylvania Economy
Below is the first in a series of excerpts from The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015 report, released by...
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Resolution of State Budget Must Include Minimum Wage Increase and Greater Investments in Higher Education
The director of Pennsylvania Working Families wrote an excellent op-ed calling for the General Assembly to raise the minimum...
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Gov. Wolf’s Education Budget Helps PA Schools Recover From Former Gov. Corbett’s Cuts
Note: This blog post has been updated since its initial posting.
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Majority of Voters Blame Legislature for Budget Impasse, Poll Shows
In a story on Lancasteronoline today, East Hempfield Township resident Duane Smith made the same observation that our analysis...
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Proposed PA Severance Tax Meets Modified Goldilocks Standard – Not Too Big or Too Small, But Just Right
To restore funding for education, boost economic development and strengthen oversight of the gas drilling industry, Governor Wolf proposed...
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The Union of the Future
Kati Sipp’s latest blog post on “Hack the Union” has a link to a thought-provoking interview with Michelle Miller, founder...
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How About a Blind Taste Test of Two Property Tax Relief Proposals?
Blind taste tests often produce surprising results. In our family, for example, the men often struggle to discern which...
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In Honest & Constructive Debate You’re Not Supposed to Make Up Stuff
Drilling industry representatives, some Republican legislators and their think tank supporters are ignoring Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s famous caution, “you...
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Happy Birthday, Medicare and Medicaid
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed into law the Medicare and Medicaid programs that gave millions of...
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Veto Override – 7 Reasons Republicans Should Be Careful What They Wish For
Yesterday, Representative Turzai, speaker of the House, said that Republicans may attempt to override Governor Wolf’s veto of the...
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