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State of Working PA: Despite a Growing Economy, Everyday Workers' Wages Remain Stagnant

Type: Press Release

August 30, 2018 - 4:18pm

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HARRISBURG, PA – Ahead of Labor Day weekend, the Keystone Research Center today released the 23rd edition of its report “The State of Working Pennsylvania.” The report finds that, after adjusting for inflation the bottom 60% of Pennsylvania workers are still earning less today than a decade ago.
State of Working Pennsylvania 2018

Type: Research Report

August 30, 2018 - 4:03pm

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

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January 22, 2018 - 2:47pm

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REPORT: The Price of Property Tax Elimination

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April 6, 2017 - 2:04pm

HARRISBURG - The Keystone Research Center today released a new report that provides the first estimates of the impact of property tax elimination proposals on families in Pennsylvania.
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

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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

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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.
KRC Finds The State of Working PA 2015 Is Improving but Still Precarious

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September 2, 2015 - 2:49pm

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The State of Working Pennsylvania 2015

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September 2, 2015 - 2:45pm

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The Final Verdict: A Cuts-Only Approach to the Budget Doesn’t Work

Type: Briefing Paper

June 23, 2015 - 9:17am

In retrospect, the last days of June 2011 were the defining moments of Tom Corbett’s term as Pennsylvania governor. His signature achievement in the face of recession-induced weak revenue collections and expiring federal aid was to balance the budget without raising taxes. Over the next four years that choice in 2011 would affect nearly every citizen of the Commonwealth, in part because that first budget would make deep cuts in state spending on education.

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