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Will Pennsylvania Take Full Advantage of Health Reform?
By Chris Lilienthal, Third and StateWith the election decided, it is now clear that the Affordable Care Act is here to stay. That’s great news for Pennsylvanians, some of whom have already begun to...
View ArticlePennsylvania Private Job Performance Through the Looking Glass
By Stephen Herzenberg, Third and StateIn the 1890s, scientist George Stratton reported that, after four days of wearing a lens that inverted his vision, his brain reprocessed what he saw and flipped...
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In the Bid to Privatize PA's Lottery, One Is the Loneliest Number
By Stephen Herzenberg, Third and StateOne is the loneliest number that you'll ever do …Although I’m dating myself, some of you may recognize the Harry Nilsson song made famous by Three Dog Night. We...
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Few in PA Would Be Affected by Ending High-income Tax Cuts
By Sharon Ward, Third and StateThe Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center is out today with a new analysis finding that President Obama’s plan to end federal tax cuts for high-income earners would have...
View ArticleWhat to Make of the Fiscal Cliff Deal?
By Sharon Ward, Third and StateTell us what you think about the Fiscal Cliff deal.Take our two-question survey.The agreement reached by President Obama and Congress on January 1 was both historic and...
View ArticlePA Revenue Strong Midway Through Year; Tax Cut Could Have Big Impact
By Michael Wood, Third and StateWith a strong December showing, the commonwealth now has a General Fund revenue surplus of $171 million (1.4% above estimate) for the first half of the 2012-13 fiscal...
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Mind the gap: Opting Out of Medicaid Expansion Leaves Low-income Families Behind
By Michael Wood, Third and StateFederal health care reform is moving forward thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last year — and it is a great deal for Pennsylvania. Unless the state decides to...
View ArticleThe Reports of Unions' Death Are Greatly Exaggerated
By Stephen Herzenberg, Third and StateThere's a good deal of crowing in conservative circles this week about the new 2012 numbers on union membership. Union membership nationally fell by about 400,000,...
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Republican Governors Opt-In to Medicaid Expansion
By Sharon Ward, Third and StateThere is growing bipartisan agreement that the optional expansion of Medicaid provided by the Affordable Care Act is too good an opportunity to pass up.This month, the...
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Pennsylvania Among 'Terrible 10' Most Regressive Tax States
By Chris Lilienthal, Third and StateWorking families in Pennsylvania pay a far higher share of their income in state and local taxes than the state’s wealthiest earners, according to a new study by the...
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