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Another Thumbs Down on Ride Sharing…Unless It Catalyzes New (OK, Old) Union Forms

Type: Blog
Author: Stephen Herzenberg
Date: September 25, 2014

A good friend earlier this week shared this story on ride sharing. The story underscores the strong parallels between...

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Philly Cigarette Tax Hike Becomes Law

Type: Blog
Author: Sharon Ward
Date: September 23, 2014

It’s finally law! Philadelphia can now raise its own local cigarette tax by $2 per pack to fund its...

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August Job Growth Disappoints in Pennsylvania

Type: Blog
Author: Mark Price
Date: September 19, 2014

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported this morning that nonfarm payrolls in Pennsylvania grew by 100 jobs in August...

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Number of Poor Pennsylvanians High, Income Growth Not Widely Shared

Type: Blog
Author: Sharon Ward
Date: September 18, 2014

Poverty remained high in the commonwealth last year, highlighting that many residents have not yet recovered from the recession...

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Shortsighted Policies Led to PA’s Money Woes

Type: Blog
Date: September 16, 2014

Pennsylvania is already short of money and borrowing to pay bills less than three months into a new budget...

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Divergent Fortunes: Top Incomes and the Middle Class in Pennsylvania‰’s Counties

Type: Reports and Papers
Author: Ellis Wazeter, Estelle Sommeiller, Luis E. Basurto, Mark Price
Date: September 16, 2014

Growing economic inequality remains one of the most pressing public policy issues in Pennsylvania today. This paper explores long...

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Property Tax Elimination Bill Advances in Senate

Type: Blog
Author: Sharon Ward
Date: September 16, 2014

It was a good day for corporations that own land in Pennsylvania; not so much for individual Pennsylvanians who...

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