It’s Long Past Time to Answer the Call for a $15 Minimum Wage
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the first cell phone call. On April 3, 1973, co-inventor Martin Cooper...
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Pa. Rep. Zabel’s resignation highlights need for systemic change in Harrisburg
We need reparative and restorative justice instead of just punitive justice Originally published in the Pennsylvania Capital-Star on March...
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Shapiro Budget Proposes Intriguing Investments in a PA Learning and Career Infrastructure
Ten days ago, Governor Shapiro’s unveiled his proposed state budget for 2023-24. In one priority area for Keystone Research...
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Bipartisan: the Word of the Year
PBPC director Marc Stier made these remarks to the Press Club of Pennsylvania on Monday, March 13, 2023. “Bipartisan”...
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PBPC Supports Senator Vincent Hughes’s K-12 Funding Plan
Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center joined a press conference on Thursday in support of Senator Vincent Hughes’s plan to...
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There’s No Need for More Voter ID Requirements in PA
Additional voter ID requirements would restrict the forms of personal identification voters can use to register and to...
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Friday’s Five Fast Facts about Federal Priorities: What’s Been Happening in Washington, DC, this Week | February 17, 2023
During the difficult three years since the arrival of COVID-19, Americans have been aided by federal policies and programs...
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Friday’s Five Fast Facts about Federal Priorities: What’s Been Happening in Washington, DC, this Week | February 10, 2023
The big news this week was President Biden’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress...
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Friday’s Five Fast Facts about Federal Priorities: What’s Been Happening in Washington, DC, this Week | February 3, 2023
February has arrived. Temperatures in Pennsylvania are plummeting, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, and President Biden will deliver his...
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Testimony to Speaker Rozzi’s Workgroup on House Rules
Testimony by Marc Stier, director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, to Speaker Rozzi’s Workgroup on House Rules....
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A Citizens’ Overview of the Approved Pittsburgh 2023 Budget
On December 19, 2022, Pittsburgh City Council passed the 2023 final budget for the city. This enacted budget is...
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Friday’s Five Fast Facts about Federal Priorities: What’s Been Happening in Washington, DC, this Week?
Friday’s Five Fast Facts about Federal Priorities: What’s Been Happening in Washington, DC, this Week? | Friday, January 27,...
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