Runaway Spending: Private Contractors Increase the Cost of School Student Transportation Services in Pennsylvania
This study examines the cost of transportation services for Pennsylvania school districts, focusing especially on the impact on costs...
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Beware the Free Lunch: A Critique of the Proposal to Privatize Pennsylvania Wine and Liquor Sales
In 2011, the Corbett Administration commissioned a study by Public Financial Management Group Inc. (PFM) of the state revenue,...
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Democracy In Pennsylvania
Independence Day in Pennsylvania should be a time of celebration but also one of reflection. In this report, issued...
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Public-sector Job Losses Put Brakes on State’s Recovery
This report examines how Pennsylvania is losing its post-recession job creation growth advantage over other states as public-sector job...
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State of Working PA 2011
A strong current of recent opinion suggests that there is “nothing we can do” about an economy threatening to...
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Giving Away the Store: A Preliminary Analysis of the Corbett Administration-commissioned Liquor Privatization Analysis
A study commissioned by Governor Tom Corbett’s administration contains several flaws that cast doubt on its findings in support...
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The Manufacturing Jobs Score, 1949-2011
Prompted by President Clinton’s discussion of the overall US “jobs score” under Republican and Democratic Presidents since 1961, we...
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September Pennsylvania Jobs Report: Employment and Unemployment Moving In The Wrong Direction
Between May and September 2011, the unemployment rate in Pennsylvania increased by nine-tenths of one percentage point, to 8.3%....
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Under Attack: Pennsylvania’s Middle Class and the Jobs Crisis
This report examines Pennsylvania’s middle class and our economy. While most workers are currently living paycheck to paycheck, we...
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No Accountability: Pennsylvania’s Track Record Using Taxpayer Dollars to Pay for Private and Religious School Tuition
This Reports and Briefing Papers reviews the experience of the EITC program, including its size and growth over time,...
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State of Working PA 2012
“The State of Working Pennsylvania 2012” represents the Keystone Research Center’s deepest and most comprehensive recent look at the...
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August Jobs Report: National Weakness Spreads to Pennsylvania
In this Reports and Briefing Papers, we analyze the August 2011 Jobs Report and detail how the weaknesses we...
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