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Piecing Together the PA Budget Framework
(photo: Dbenbenn / wikimedia) By Chris Lilienthal, Third and State Some details emerged Thursday about the state budget framework unveiled midweek by Governor Tom Corbett and legislative leaders, but...
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The Human Cost of Eliminating General Assistance in Pennsylvania
By Kate Atkins, Third and State Since the Great Depression, Pennsylvania has had a General Assistance (GA) program — a small cash benefit that serves as a bridge to self-sufficiency for the temporarily...
View ArticlePA Starts New Fiscal Year with $400 Million in the Bank
By Michael Wood, Third and State After a less than stellar May, General Fund tax collections bounced back strongly in June — exceeding estimate by $170 million, or 6.5%. This narrowed the 2011-12...
View ArticlePa. Budget: Failing to Invest in a Stronger State Economy
By Chris Lilienthal, Third and State Despite ending the 2011-12 fiscal year with a $649 million fund balance, Pennsylvania fails to make the investments essential to building a strong economy or to...
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Mind the gap: Opting Out of Medicaid Expansion Leaves Low-income Families Behind
By Michael Wood, Third and State Federal 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...
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ALEC Policies Sell ‘Snake Oil to the States’
Would billionaires spend millions to influence your vote if it had no value By Sharon Ward, Third and States Three national organizations offered a scathing criticism of policies endorsed by the...
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Diversion Politics and Factual Errors with ‘Americans for a Tiny Sliver of...
The latest part of the safety net under Koch attack. Jennifer Stefano, the Pennsylvania director of Americans for Prosperity, published an op-ed in the Harrisburg Patriot-News Friday — the latest salvo...
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Nearly 1.8 Million in PA Will See Food Assistance Cut
By Chris Lilienthal, Third and State Nutrition assistance is our nation’s first line of defense against hunger and a powerful tool to help keep families out of poverty. Come November, this critical...
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Death of an Adjunct
By Stephen Herzenberg, Third and State After 25 years of service to Duquesne Universty, an adjunct died in poverty. Appearing earlier this month on a radio program in Pittsburgh with labor historian...
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Foodstamp Cuts Impact Families and Children in Every PA County
By Chris Lilienthal, Third and State A major funding cut to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) took effect November 1, impacting 1.8 million Pennsylvanians. SNAP, formerly known as...
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