Recent PBPC News

Statement: House Budget Locks in 85 Percent of Education Cuts

June 12, 2013

"We are disappointed with the House budget. It reflects the wrong priorities for Pennsylvania. It chooses tax cuts for profitable corporations over funding for public schools and makes permanent almost 85 percent of the cuts enacted two years ago," Sharon Ward said in a statement today on House passage of a 2013-14 budget bill.

Fact Sheet: Pa. Should Take Federal Opportunity to Expand Medicaid Coverage

June 12, 2013

Like all states, Pennsylvania must redesign its health care infrastructure regardless of whether it expands Medicaid. There is no reason that the expansion could not take effect in January 2014 if policymakers allocate the federal dollars in the 2013-14 budget. Read a fact sheet about the expansion in Pennsylvania.

State Revenue Update

Despite Strong May, Revenues Still Lag Governor's February Projections

IFO Projections Indicate $500 Million Less Revenue Available for 2013-14

Tax Day

Photos: On Tax Day, a Call to Close Loopholes

Tax Day Resources: What Our Taxes Support and How to Make Them Fairer

Federal Budget and Taxes

Tax Credits for Working Families Are in Jeopardy

‘Tax Freedom Day’ Overstates Taxes Most Americans Pay

Pennsylvania Could Lose Billions Under Ryan Budget

Poverty and Income Inequality

New Report: Income Inequality Has Grown in Pennsylvania

Census Data: Poverty Rises Sharply in Many Parts of Pennsylvania

Health Care

Medicaid Expansion

Medicaid Expansion in Pa. Good for families and the economy!

Commentary: Expanding Medicaid Smart Thing to Do in Pa.

  

Education



View data and charts on school enrollment, trends and more.

View information on school funding in 2013-14 budget proposal and past budgets.