SB 1 Would Make Young Workers Pay for Politicians’ Mistakes
This brief, authored by KRC Executive Director and economist, Stephen Herzenberg, compares Pennsylvania’s Senate Bill 1’s benefits to those...
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Senate Proposal Goes Backwards, Not Forwards, On Pensions
A new pension primer Press Released by the Keystone Research Center finds that Senate Bill 1 would cut the...
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The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015
The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015 brings both good news and a caution to legislators and policymakers. Although job...
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Divergent Fortunes: Top Incomes and the Middle Class in Pennsylvania’s Counties
Growing economic inequality remains one of the most pressing public policy issues in Pennsylvania today. This paper explores long...
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The Right Choice for Giant Eagle and Western Pennsylvania
Prior to the 1980s, Giant Eagle provided family-sustaining careers to its employees. Over time, however, the company shifted to...
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The Pennsylvania Promise: Making College Affordable and Securing Pennsylvania’s Economic Future
In this report, the KRC and Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center lay out a detailed plan to make post-secondary...
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The Pennsylvania Minimum Wage 2018
The KRC’s report “The Pennsylvania Minimum Wage in 2018” finds that the minimum wage in six border states and...
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Transparency Bills Could Help School Districts Avoid Outsourcing of Public Services That Lowers Quality and Raises Costs
Providing additional transparency when school districts consider outsourcing, and an escape route if savings do not result, can reduce...
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Natural Gas Producers in PA Don’t Pay Their Fair Share
The natural gas industry and its allies continue to claim that Pennsylvania’s impact fee amounts to a tax that...
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The State of Working Pennsylvania 2017
The KRC’s 22nd edition of “The State of Working Pennsylvania” finds that low-to-middle income Pennsylvanians are not sharing in...
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Pennsylvania Higher Education at a Crossroads: To Boost Opportunity and Growth, Pennsylvania Needs to Invest in Higher Education
Pennsylvania’s public four-year colleges currently confront a funding and enrollment crisis, with three of the most distressed universities in...
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At Students’ Expense: Rising Costs Threaten Pennsylvania Public Universities’ Role in Upward Mobility
The 14 four-year universities within Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education have been a pivotal engine of upward mobility...
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