STATEMENT: More than 300,000 Pennsylvania Workers Left Behind by New Trump Admin Rule on Overtime for Salaried Workers
HARRISBURG — Today, the U.S. Department of Labor announced its final overtime rule, which will set the threshold under which salaried...
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Pennsylvania Can Strengthen Its Economy and Communities with Four Inclusive Policies for Immigrants
HARRISBURG – State and local policymakers can take four key steps to better integrate immigrants, including immigrants who are...
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RELEASE – State of Working PA 2019: Troubling Long-Term Trends Continue, But Businesses Offer an Opening for a Shift
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE. HARRISBURG, PA – Ahead of Labor Day weekend, the Keystone Research Center today released the...
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NEW REPORT: Medicaid Expansion Has Averted an Estimated 369 Deaths a Year of Near-Elderly Low-Income Individuals in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG – New evidence shows that 1,467 lives were saved in the four years since Medicaid was expanded in...
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RELEASE: Effects of a Minimum Wage Increase on Social Safety Net
INCREASED INCOME FROM RAISING MINIMUM WAGE IS GREATER, AND IN MOST CASES, FAR GREATER THAN THE LOSS IN BENEFITS...
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STATEMENT: On Gov. Wolf’s Bond Issue to Assist Counties In Purchasing New Voting Systems
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center director Marc Stier made the following statement on Governor Wolf’s move to...
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STATEMENT: On the CBO Report About a Federal Minimum Wage Increase
HARRISBURG—Marc Stier, director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, made the following statement in regards to yesterday’s Congressional...
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STATEMENT: On Gov. Wolf’s Veto of SB48, a Bill to Eliminate Straight-Party Ticket Voting
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center director Marc Stier made the following statement on Governor Wolf’s veto of...
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STATEMENT: On the PA Budget Spending Plan Passed by the House Appropriations Committee
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center director Marc Stier made the following statement after the PA House Appropriations...
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STATEMENT: On SB48, a Bill to Eliminate Straight-Party Ticket Voting
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center director Marc Stier made the following statement on SB48, a bill to...
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STATEMENT: In Response to PA GOP Attacks on Working Pennsylvanians and Today’s Budget Day of Action
HARRISBURG—PA Budget and Policy Center director Marc Stier made the following statement in response to a press release sent...
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STATEMENT: Judicial Districts and Judicial Independence
To: Legislators, legislative staff, editorial board members, columnists, other interested parties From: Marc Stier, Director, Pennsylvania Budget and Policy...
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