A Look at Sales Taxation of Cultural Events Across the U.S
This Reports and Briefing Papers discusses the 2009-10 Pennsylvania state budget agreement. The agreement announced by the lawmakers includes...
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Natural Gas Industry Report Falsely Claims Sky Will Fall if Severance Tax Enacted
A study financed by the gas industry, overplays the positive impacts of increased natural gas production, while minimizing the...
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Wrong Time for Special Interest Tax Breaks: SB 1231 Would Subsidize Private Jets and Boutique Beer Despite Sinking Economy
This brief concludes that the types of tax breaks authorized by SB 1231 are ill-conceived and costly in good...
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Report: Exaggerating the Employment Impacts of Shale Drilling: How and Why
Exaggerated claims are dispelled in this Reports and Research Papers, which sheds light on the truth behind job growth...
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Census Data: PA’s Health Insurance Coverage Rates Still Below Pre-recession Levels
PA Budget and Policy Center highlights new census data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS). Results...
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A Look at Other States Shows Marcellus Impact Fee Shortchanges Pennsylvanians
Pennsylvania enacted an ”impact fee” on natural gas wells drilled into Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale that generates a relatively small...
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Gross Profits: Why Pennsylvania Should Enact the Oil Company Profits Tax
An oil company profits tax would help the Commonwealth achieve revenues adequate to invest in public transit systems in...
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One-sided Methodology Biases Commonwealth Foundation Job Loss Claims
On Monday, June 15, the Commonwealth Foundation posted a Press Release stating that a 1% personal income tax (PIT)...
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State of Working Pennsylvania 2013
The State of Working Pennsylvania, Keystone’s annual Labor Day check-in on how working Pennsylvanians are faring in today’s economy,...
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State Spending Claims Overheated
During the past two years, states have begun to restore funding for programs and services that were cut or...
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Report – State Funding Cuts Raising Tuition and Putting Higher Education Out of Reach for Many Families (revised)
Deep state funding cuts have major consequences for public colleges and universities. The cuts have led to both steep...
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Reform, Not Repeal: Pennsylvania Can Provide Property Tax Relief and Protect Public Schools
This paper examines the roles between property taxes and public education in Pennsylvania. Eliminating school property taxes, as some...
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