Exploring the Potential Benefits of Adult-Use Cannabis Legalization in Pennsylvania
The legalization of the adult use of cannabis in Pennsylvania has been debated vigorously over the past year, during...
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Impact of Full ACA Repeal in Pennsylvania
Full repeal of the Affordable Care Act would lead to over 850,000 Pennsylvanians losing their health insurance. Yet, this...
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Will There Be a Child Care Benefit Cliff if We Raise the Minimum Wage?
Introduction Raising the minimum wage is one of the most important steps that Pennsylvania can take to fix a...
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Minimum Wage and Social Safety Net Programs
Introduction As Pennsylvania seriously considers raising the minimum wage for the first time in over a decade, concerns have...
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Individuals, Not Corporations, Pick Up the Tax Tab for EITC Scholarships
Pennsylvania’s Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC) allows businesses to recover 75% to 90% of the cost of contributing to...
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Summary: No Time to Pass Luxury Tax Break for Private Jet Sales
The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center recently Press Released a policy brief on HB 1100, a Bill which would...
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Pa. House Poised to Hand Out Another Corporate Loophole – This Time for Jets
PA Budget and Policy Center reviews House Bill 1100, which would exempt the sale of private and corporate aircraft...
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123 What are We Fighting For
PA Budget and Policy Center gives a brief explanation of the 2007-2008 budget and analysis of the differences between...
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Sales Factor Increase Would Bring Little Benefit to Pennsylvania
Several proposals under consideration by the Pennsylvania General Assembly would change the way companies calculate their corporate tax liability....
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Philadelphia School Funding Agreement Comes with Strings Attached
The Philadelphia School District will receive new state funding, but with strings attached that leave some key decisions in...
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The Budget End Game, Revenue Options to Fund Priorities
The General Assembly is in the final stages of negotiating the budget for Fiscal Year 2007”Ò08. The House of...
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Transportation Funding Options
Funding for public transit tops the legislative agenda at the start of this week, and both Governor Rendell and...
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