From Keystone Research Center/Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (https://krc-pbpc.org/): Many Pennsylvanians still need help recovering from the pandemic—and our state economy could be even stronger. Families are still struggling with paying rents and mortgages. affording child care. getting the mental … Continued
Attorneys from the Education Law Center-PA and the Public Interest Law Center released the following statement following the announcement of Pennsylvania’s 2021-2022 state budget. They represent the school districts, parents, and organizations who have brought a historic legal challenge to … Continued
From the Poor People’s Campaign (https://www.poorpeoplescampaign.org/): Do you believe that it’s time to stop Harrisburg from balancing the budget on the backs of the poor and dispossessed working class? Did you know that Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCO’s) take in over $7 … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.krc-pbpc.org): There is an URGENT need to call Governor Wolf to ask him to continue to stand with Pennsylvania workers and veto the recently-passed administrative code that would eliminate overtime protections for 190,000 lower-paid and … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.krc-pbpc.org): The Pennsylvania General Assembly is rapidly moving towards enacting a budget for the fiscal year which starts on July 1. The current PA state budget is running a surplus of close to … Continued
From PA Schools Work (https://paschoolswork.org/): It’s that time of year here in Pennsylvania: budget crunch time. And that means it’s also crunch time for public school funding in Pennsylvania. We hope you will contact your legislators and ask them to make a genuine … Continued
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): Pennsylvania dropped this year from 44th to 45th in state education funding. But there’s something you can do right now to stop the drop. You read that right. Somehow, we got worse! … Continued
From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): In a cynical attempt to get enough votes to pass Senate Bill 1–the massive school privatization bill–Republicans approved an amendment in the Senate Education Committee that removes the statewide charter school authorizer (this is good) … Continued
From Public Citizens for Children and Youth (http://www.pccy.org): Instead, they plan to stash that cash in state bank accounts, where it will help no one. Nearly a half a million Pennsylvanians remain out of work. Malls and main streets are ghost towns. Yet … Continued
From the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (http://www.krc-pbpc.org): A newly released Independent Fiscal Office report indicates Pennsylvania should end the fiscal year with a sizable revenue surplus. We are looking at a $3-billion revenue surplus for the current fiscal year, … Continued