Pennsylvania Private Job Performance Through the Looking Glass
In the 1890s, scientist George Stratton reported that, after four days of wearing a lens that inverted his vision,...
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Pennsylvania Tax Giveaways and an Island in the Sun
A few weeks ago, the Pennsylvania General Assembly fast-tracked a bill in the waning days of the legislative session...
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Small Biz Owners Support Ending Top Tax Cuts, Poll Finds
A majority of small business owners agree that ending the Bush tax cuts for the top 2% of earners...
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More On Pennsylvania’s ‘Tsunami of Jobs’
Pennsylvania Secretary of Labor and Industry Julia Hearthway has hailed “a tsunami of jobs” in the state’s Marcellus Shale....
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Not Exactly a Mahogany-paneled Corporate Boardroom
A hundred days after passage of the state budget, it is too soon to fully assess the impact of...
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More Than 180 Voter Suppression Laws Proposed
We have written a lot about Pennsylvania’s Voter ID Law, which has been put on hold by the courts...
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A Veritable Tsunami of Jobs In September
Pennsylvania added an average of 1,300 jobs a month between September 2011 and August 2012. In light of that,...
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Two Jobs Surveys of One Labor Market and Yes They Can Disagree
Remember, folks, there are two surveys that track trends in the job market. The Household Survey and the Establishment...
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Charter Bill Stalls in House as Lawmakers from Both Parties Raise Questions
After passing out of the state Senate Tuesday, a much debated charter school bill stalled in the House of...
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Paying the Boss to Work
The Pennsylvania General Assembly is considering legislation that would allow many Pennsylvania employers to pocket the state income taxes...
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The Young and Poor Have Most Student Debt
College student debt has a reached an all time, according to an Associated Press article last week on a Pew Research Center...
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Changing the Subject Doesn’t Make Payday Lending a Better Idea
In legislative hearings last month, proponents of a bill to legalize high-interest payday loans tried to change the subject...
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