What to Make of the Fiscal Cliff Deal?
The agreement reached by President Obama and Congress on January 1 was both historic and disappointing—and it leaves much...
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Slow Down Lottery Privatization for Full and Transparent Review
A few weeks ago I wrote about a series of problems with a plan to privatize the operations of the...
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A Minimum Wage Increase? It’s Happened in Nearly 20 States.
Pennsylvania could learn a thing or two about how to breathe new life into its economy from 10 states...
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The Bush Tax Cuts in Charts, Part 2
Yesterday, I shared some charts from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities showing just how expensive the Bush...
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Few in PA Would Be Affected by Ending High-income Tax Cuts
The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center is out today with a new analysis finding that President Obama’s plan to end...
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The Bush Tax Cuts in Charts, Part 1
The Center on Budget and Policy Priorites tells many a budget story with pictures. Below are a few of...
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More Americans Scraping by on $2 a Day
A study by the University of Michigan’s National Poverty Center reports that more people are barely making ends meet in...
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PA Budget in Fair Shape as Midyear Approaches, but Business Tax Cuts Loom
The Pennsylvania General Fund tax and other revenue collections are slightly ahead of official estimates through November. This is...
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Great Recession Took a Toll on Youth Employment
A first job is a milestone that too many young people today are not reaching, and it could reduce...
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How About Some Real Solutions to Problems that Do Exist?
With Governor Tom Corbett’s first term approaching the halfway point, the editorial pages are settling in on a theme...
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Imagine…PA Chamber and Conservative Administration Lead Major New PA Renewable Energy Policy
“This package will send a strong signal to investors that the government is serious about providing firms with the...
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Pulling Apart: Income Inequality Has Grown in PA
Income inequality has grown in all parts of the country since the late 1970s, and Pennsylvania has not been...
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