Pa. House Approves $27.3 Billion Budget
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives voted 109-92 Tuesday to approve a state budget that sets spending at $27.3 billion...
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Pa. House Rejects 20% Cut to Unemployment Benefits
In a victory for working Pennsylvanians, the state House rejected legislation today that would drastically cut unemployment benefits. House...
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Teacher Salaries and the Medieval Bloodletting of the Public Schools
Many people know Dave Eggers for his entertaining first book A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. It’s the story...
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Getting Cheeky with Tax Data, Part 3
This is the final part of three-part series running this week on Third and State. On Wednesday, we highlighted...
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Getting Cheeky with Tax Data, Part 2
This is the second of a three-part series running this week on Third and State. As we noted in...
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Getting Cheeky With Tax Data, Part 1
This is the first of a three-part series running this week on Third and State. Last week, the editorial...
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Taking Stock of Drilling Tax Plans
As The Delaware County Daily Times reports this morning, state lawmakers believe a Marcellus Shale gas drilling tax will...
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A Detailed Look at the House GOP Budget Plan
As promised earlier this week, we have a full analysis of the Pennsylvania House Republicans’ 2011-12 budget proposal now...
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Voter ID Law Costly to Taxpayers
The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is considering legislation that would require every citizen to present photo identification as a...
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A Quick Take on House GOP Budget Plan
Pennsylvania House Republican leaders unveiled a state budget plan today that cuts $470 million in health and human services...
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Drillers Likely Morphing Into Pass-Through Entities to Cut Taxes, Revenue Secretary Says
Interesting tidbit from a Tuesday Pittsburgh Post-Gazette interview with Revenue Secretary Dan Meuser. The article highlighted an analysis from...
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Mexican Trade Deficit Costs Pa. 26,000 Jobs Since 1994
Our friends at the Economic Policy Institute have a new report tracking the number of lost or displaced jobs...
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