California Conservative Proposes $12 Per Hour Minimum Wage
Last week, The New York Times reported that Ron Unz, a conservative Silicon Valley millionaire and past editor of...
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Shale Drilling Highly Sensitive to Price, Meaning Job Gains May Not Be Lasting
Natural gas drilling in the six states spanning the Marcellus Shale is highly sensitive to price fluctuations. High prices...
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Six-State Study Finds Industry Supporters Exaggerated Jobs Impact of Shale Drilling
Drilling in the six states that span the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations has produced far fewer new jobs...
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Little Good News for PA Jobs in September and October
One of the many lingering side effects of the shutdown of the federal government in October was a delay...
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Business Tax Cuts Slow PA Revenue Growth, Creating Future Budget Gaps
The Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) released its five-year economic and budget outlook on Thursday, and the picture is...
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PA Deregulation Bill Will Hurt Rural Broadband Access and Increase Phone Rates
There has been a wave of deregulation bills introduced in statehouses across the country in recent years, and the...
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Corporate Tax Cuts Slowing Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth
The good news first: October General Fund collections exceeded the monthly estimate by $29 million, or 1.4%. For the...
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With Employer Health System Fraying, ACA Is More Important Than Ever
Our friends at the Economic Policy Institute (EPI) are out today with an interactive map showing how the 50...
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Cut to Federal Food Aid Impacts Families and Children in Every PA County
A major funding cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) took effect November 1, impacting 1.8 million Pennsylvanians....
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Just the Stories … Debating the Commonwealth Foundation on Minimum Wage
“Just the Facts” is a catchphrase the Keystone Research Center and other progressive economic think tanks use to capture...
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‘One-Size-Fits-All’ Business Tax Rankings Don’t Have PA’s Best Interests in Mind
We often see in the news state rankings of business climate that vary widely depending on who is doing...
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Video: Don’t Let Property Tax Plan Derail PA Schools
The future of Pennsylvania schools—and the quality of education every child receives—is at stake in a property tax proposal...
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