America’s Food Security Program in Danger
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday voted 216-208 to pass a bill that separates agricultural support programs from...
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Everything You Need to Know about 2013-14 Budget
The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center has released a full detailed analysis of the 2013-14 state budget plan spending...
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Small Steps Toward Reform But Special Tax Breaks Remain
Among the final pieces of the 2013-14 budget package now before the Governor is a Tax Code bill that...
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Payday Lenders Make Few Friends in PA Senate
Payday lenders convinced state House Republican leaders to slip a line into a Fiscal Code bill needed to implement...
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Connecting the Dots Between Unemployment and Wage Growth
Colin Gordon of the Iowa Policy Project (and the Tell Tale Chart) has a new graphic illustrating the connection...
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Senate Approved Medicaid Expansion But It Faces Hurdle in the House
The Pennsylvania Senate on Sunday approved legislation to expand Medicaid to hundreds of thousands of low-income Pennsylvanians in accordance...
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House Derails Medicaid Expansion But the Fight Goes On
The Pennsylvania House rejected an effort by Representative Gene DiGirolamo (R-Bucks) today to revive the Medicaid expansion before the...
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Pa. Senate Appropriations Approves $28.375 Billion Budget
The Pennsylvania Senate Appropriations Committee has approved a 2013-14 state budget (amended into HB 1437) that spends $28.375 billion,...
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Philadelphia School Funding Agreement Comes with Strings Attached
The Philadelphia School District will receive new state funding, but with strings attached that leave some key decisions in...
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Pennsylvania Moves One Step Closer to Expanding Medicaid
Pennsylvania has an unparalleled opportunity to expand Medicaid health coverage under the U.S. health reform law to between 600,000...
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PA Needs to Get Serious about Closing Loopholes
Check out my recent op-ed for PennLive.com on the opportunity — and obligation — the Pennsylvania Senate has to really close...
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$2-$2.5 Billion in Funding for Transportation Being Negotiated with Budget
Dueling transportation funding plans from the Pennsylvania Senate and House are still being hashed out in the Capitol this...
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