The 2019-20 Enacted Budget: How Did Education Fare?
While this 2018-19 budget increase moves us in the right direction with increased funding for education, it still does...
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Some Steps Forward Amid Major Disappointments: Pennsylvania’s Enacted Budget 2019-2020
Pennsylvania enacted a $33.997 billion budget on June 28, 2019. And for the second year in a row, the...
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Analysis of Gov. Wolf’s Proposed 2019-20 State Budget
INTRODUCTION Some important things have changed in Pennsylvania politics as a result of the 2018 election. But the basic...
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Pennsylvanians Make Little Progress Despite Economic Expansion
Pennsylvanians enter the current slowdown without having fully recovered from the last, with income gains made by the typical...
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School Code Bill Sets Education Funding ‘Formula’
The School Code (House Bill 1141, PN 2200) establishes a new basic education funding ”formula” with a base distribution...
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Final 2012-13 Budget Analysis: Failing to Invest in a Stronger Pa. Economy
The General Assembly has enacted a 2012-13 state budget that restores some of the cuts proposed by Governor Tom...
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A Look at Education Funding in Governor’s 2013-14 Budget
Governor Corbett’s 2013-2014 budget proposes expensive new corporate tax breaks that will continue to shift costs to individuals and...
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2013-14 Budget Analysis: Modest Increases in Governor’s Plan Rely on Uncertain Funding Sources
Governor Tom Corbett proposed a 2013-14 budget which puts forth expensive new corporate tax breaks that will continue to...
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What You Need to Know About House Budget Plan
Pennsylvania House Republican leaders today introduced a 2013-14 budget that is $100 million less than what Governor Tom Corbett...
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Analysis: Pennsylvania’s 2011-12 Budget
This analysis of the 2011-2012 proposed PA budget sheds light on a series of gimmicks used to reduce the...
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97% of Top Pennsylvania Companies Use Combined Reporting
Companies that claim that closing corporate tax loopholes is too complicated already operate in states that have closed loopholes,...
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Analysis: Governor’s Budget Moves State in Wrong Direction
Corbett’s new budget moves Pennsylvania in the wrong direction, with two continuing themes: higher education is hit hard, with...
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