Pension Reforms in 2010 Achieved Major Long-Term Savings
Pennsylvania policymakers made significant progress reducing the cost of state pensions with a 2010 law that cut the benefits...
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Governor’s Plan Digs a Deeper Pension Hole
The high cost of meeting current pension obligations is often cited as the main reason Pennsylvania needs a substantial...
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Expanding Medicaid Would Add 41,000 New PA Jobs
Governor Tom Corbett’s decision to pass on a federal opportunity to expand health coverage under the Affordable Care Act...
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ALEC Policies Sell ‘Snake Oil to the States’
Three national organizations offered a scathing criticism of policies endorsed by the American Legislative Exchange Council, or ALEC, in...
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With the President Promising to Reduce Inequality, the Devil Will Be in the Details
We were hoping to hear President Obama in his State of the Union address underline his commitment to taking...
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Imagine…A Minimum Wage Your Daughter Could Live On
The Australian minimum wage this year is $15.96 per hour. I know this mostly because my daughter lives in...
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A New Direction for Pennsylvania’s Budget
I have an op-ed in today’s Philadelphia Inquirer outlining what steps Governor Tom Corbett should take in his budget...
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Misplaced Priorities: Another Run at Privatizing Alcohol Distribution
Governor Tom Corbett announced on Wednesday his new plan for privatizing the distribution of wine and spirits in Pennsylvania....
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Pennsylvania Among ‘Terrible 10’ Most Regressive Tax States
Working families in Pennsylvania pay a far higher share of their income in state and local taxes than the...
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The Reports of Unions’ Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
There’s a good deal of crowing in conservative circles this week about the new 2012 numbers on union membership....
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Public School Employment Hits Decade Low in Pennsylvania
Employment in Pennsylvania’s public schools was at a decade low in the 2011-12 school year, according to new data...
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Pennsylvania Lottery Privatization Could Cut Funds for Senior Programs by a Billion Dollars or More
The Corbett administration seems bound and determined to privatize the management of Pennsylvania’s lottery despite public and legislative skepticism....
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