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Senate Budget Reflects Deep Concerns about Cuts But Doesn't Restore Enough of What PA Values

May 9, 2012

"We applaud the Senate for advancing a budget that reflects Pennsylvanians' deep concerns about the cost of Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed cuts, but this budget does not go far enough to restore the investments that citizens value," said Better Choices for Pennsylvania co-chairs in a media statement today.

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Statement: Bill Won't Close Tax Loopholes But Will Erode Quality of PA Schools and Services

May 2, 2012

“The debate over House Bill 2150 made clear that this bill was never about closing corporate tax loopholes," Sharon Ward said in a statement. "Instead, it will put in place a billion dollars in corporate tax cuts that will cripple the commonwealth’s ability to provide education, health care and human services for Pennsylvania families."

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Memo: PA House Bill Won't Close Tax Loopholes But Will Make Major New Business Tax Cut

April 30, 2012

The Pennsylvania House will take up a bill this week that couples a half-hearted attempt to close corporate tax loopholes with nearly a billion dollars in business tax cuts by the end of the decade. Read Sharon Ward's memo to editors and reporters outlining concerns about the bill.

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On Tax Day, PA Citizens Say Close the Loopholes

HARRISBURG, PA (April 17, 2012) — It is again time to file state and federal tax returns, and a group of Pennsylvanians marked the occasion by declaring April 17 “Close the Tax Loopholes” Day in Pennsylvania.

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Pennsylvanians Pay Higher Tax Rates Than Many of America’s Wealthiest

HARRISBURG, PA (April 16, 2012) – Some of the nation’s wealthiest households are paying less in federal income taxes than 99 percent of Pennsylvania taxpayers, according an analysis by the Keystone Research Center and Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center.

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Go Back to the Drawing Board on Reed Loophole Bill

April 2, 2012

“The House Finance Committee today took a small step to address the problem of corporate tax loopholes, but that step comes at a price that Pennsylvania cannot afford," PBPC Director Sharon Ward said of legislation that would close tax loopholes and enact significant new business tax cuts.

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PA House Leadership Bill Falls Short of Closing Delaware Loophole

HARRISBURG, PA (March 12, 2012 ) — A bipartisan state House bill aimed at closing corporate tax loopholes will not get the job done, but will enact large tax cuts undermining investments in schools and assets that strengthen our economy, according to a Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center analysis.

 

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Harrisburg Think Tank to Host Pennsylvania Budget Summit

The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center will host a daylong Budget Summit on Thursday, February 23 at the Hilton Harrisburg to educate the public on budgetary issues at the state and federal level. Media coverage is invited.

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Commonwealth Foundation Spots Bigfoot in Pennsylvania

February 16, 2012

“The Commonwealth Foundation has spotted Bigfoot in the state Department of Public Welfare," Sharon Ward says in a statement responding to a new report. "In other words, they are seeing something that just isn’t there."

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