STATEMENT: We The People–PA Backs Governor Wolf’s Veto of Premature Business Openings
Pennsylvanians know we all have to work together to protect ourselves from COVID-19. Thus, the We The People-PA campaign...
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STATEMENT: On Governor Wolf’s Proposed 2020-21 Budget
Following Governor Wolf’s budget address, Marc Stier, director of the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, released the following response....
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STATEMENT: Keystone Research Applauds Independent Regulatory Review Commission Vote to Raise PA Overtime Threshold
HARRISBURG – Today, the Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) voted to lift the salary threshold below which Pennsylvania salaried...
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STATEMENT: On Raising the Minimum Wage in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG—Stephen Herzenberg, executive director of the Keystone Research Center, made the following statement following Governor Tom Wolf’s announcement of...
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STATEMENT: Keystone Research Applauds Governor Wolf’s Final Rule Which Will Restore the 40-Hour Work Week and Overtime Pay for Hundreds of Thousands of Additional Pennsylvania Salaried Workers
HARRISBURG — Stephen Herzenberg, economist and executive director of the Keystone Research Center, issued the following statement in the...
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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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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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