Pennsylvania State Budget and Taxes

Keystone Research and PA Budget and Policy Center Release “PA Promise” Plan to Make College Affordable and Boost PA Economy, Including in Rural Regions

Type: Press Release

January 22, 2018 - 2:47pm

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Natural Gas Producers in PA Don’t Pay Their Fair Share

Type: Briefing Paper

October 30, 2017 - 10:10am

This policy brief was published by the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center, a project of the Keystone Research Center.
Who Pays for School Property Tax Elimination? An Analysis of School Property Tax Burdens in Pennsylvania

Type: Research Report

April 5, 2017 - 2:57pm

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STATEMENT: KRC On Gov. Wolf's Budget Address

Type: Press Release

February 10, 2017 - 11:44am

HARRISBURG – Following Governor Wolf's budget address, Stephen Herzenberg, Executive Director of the Keystone Research Center, made the following statement:

“Governor Wolf hit a home run today by refocusing discussion around what Pennsylvanians WANT from their state government.
State of Working PA: Lagging Wages for All Race, Ethnic, Gender Groups

Type: Press Release

September 2, 2016 - 8:39pm

HARRISBURG, PA – At a divisive moment in America, in the context of a campaign which has exploited electoral anger borne in part from economic difficulty, the Keystone Research Center today released the 21st edition of its report The State of Working Pennsylvania. The report finds that most groups in the state, whatever their race, ethnicity, gender, or education level, have experienced wage stagnation or decline in recent decades.
If the New Budget Raises the Sales Tax, It Should Also Raise the Minimum Wage

Type: Press Release

November 13, 2015 - 5:10pm

If New Budget Raises Sales Tax, It Should Also Raise Minimum Wage
Nov. 13, 2015

In light of news reports that a state budget agreement will include an increase in the sales tax, Keystone Research Center labor economist Dr. Mark Price released the following statement today:

"The sales tax is a highly regressive tax that disproportionately burdens low-income workers. To offset the impact of this:
Privatizing Management of PA Wine & Spirits Distribution Could Reduce State Revenues & Add to Social Costs

Type: Press Release

September 17, 2015 - 4:45pm

Contact: Ellen Lyon, 717-255-7156
lyon@pennbpc.org
KRC Finds The State of Working PA 2015 Is Improving but Still Precarious

Type: Press Release

September 2, 2015 - 2:49pm

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The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015

Type: Research Report

September 2, 2015 - 2:45pm

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The Final Verdict Is In: Pennsylvania’s Job Growth and Economic Performance Since 2011 Prove a Cuts-Only Approach to the Budget Doesn’t Work

Type: Press Release

June 23, 2015 - 10:52am

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A briefing paper released today by the Keystone Research Center examines the economic consequences of the state’s failure under former Gov. Tom Corbett to take a balanced approach towards resolving Pennsylvania’s fiscal challenges, beginning with his first budget in June 2011. This brief is particularly timely as the General Assembly debates another potentially pattern-setting budget under a new governor.

Pennsylvania State Budget and Taxes

If New Budget Raises Sales Tax, It Should Also Raise Minimum Wage
Nov. 13, 2015

Keystone Research Center

The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center

KRC is a Member of EARN

The Pennsylvania Fund for Workforce Solutions (PFWS)

Pennsylvania State Budget and Taxes

If New Budget Raises Sales Tax, It Should Also Raise Minimum Wage Nov. 13, 2015

Keystone Research Center

The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center

KRC is a Member of EARN

The Pennsylvania Fund for Workforce Solutions (PFWS)

If New Budget Raises Sales Tax, It Should Also Raise Minimum Wage
Nov. 13, 2015