STATEMENT: On Governor Wolf’s Proposed 2018-19 Budget
This press statement, released on February 6, 2018, shares PBPC director Marc Stier’s statement on Governor Wolf’s budget address...
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STATEMENT: On Passage of the U.S. Senate GOP Tax Bill
This press statement, released on December 2, 2017, shares PBPC director Marc Stier’s statement on the passage of the...
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STATEMENT: On the U.S. House GOP Tax Bill
This press statement, released on November 2, 2017, shares our reaction to the House GOP tax bill and how...
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STATEMENT: On the Trump Administration’s Proposed FY 2019 Federal Budget
This press statement, released on February 12, 2018, shares our reactions to the Trump administration’s FY 2019 budget. It...
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STATEMENT: On the Supreme Court Janus v. AFSCME Decision
This press statement, released on June 27, 2018, reflects KRC executive director Stephen Herzenberg and PBPC director Marc Stier’s...
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STATEMENT: On the General Assembly Passage of the General Appropriations Bill
This press statement, released on June 22, 2018, reflects PBPC director Marc Stier’s statement following the General Assembly’s passage...
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STATEMENT: On the IFO Press Release of the Five-Year Economic and Budget Outlook
This press release from the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center includes a statement from director Marc Stier regarding the...
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STATEMENT: On the Tax Study Released by the PA Chamber of Business and Industry
This press release from September of 2018 includes a statement from PBPC director Marc Stier on the study “Pennsylvania:...
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STATEMENT: On the State of SB22, the Redistricting Reform Bill
This press statement, released on June 11, 2018, reflects PBPC director Marc Stier’s position on the state of Senate...
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STATEMENT: Keystone Research Applauds Wolf Plan to Raise PA Overtime Threshold
In this press statement, Keystone Research Center executive director Stephen Herzenberg, responds to the announcement that Governor Wolf will...
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STATEMENT: Keystone Research Center on Announcement that UPMC Will Pay Workers At Least $15/Hour
This press release issues a statement from Stephen Herzenberg, executive director of the Keystone Research Center, following UPMC’s announcement...
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STATEMENT: If the New Budget Raises the Sales Tax, It Should Also Raise the Minimum Wage
In light of news reports indicating a state budget agreement will include an increase in the sales tax, Keystone...
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