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Fact Checking PA Governor Corbett’s Jobs Record…and Some Unsolicited Advice
By Stephen Herzenberg, Third and State Governor Tom Corbett’s administration has a new summary of Pennsylvania’s recent job performance. Today’s news that Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate is as high as...
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‘How ’bout No, You Crazy Dutch….’
By Mark Price, Third and State On Monday night, the Lower Allen Township commissioners in Cumberland County considered a proposal from Ahold USA, the corporate parent of Giant Food Stores, for a...
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By Stephen Herzenberg, Third and State In 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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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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Pennsylvania’s Unremarkable Private-Sector Job Performance
By Stephen Herzenberg, Third and State Philadelphia Daily News Columnist John Baer is right to suggest that Governor Corbett’s jobs performance since January 2011 is less than “remarkable.” Baer’s...
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‘This Is What the Middle Class Looks Like’
By Stephen Herzenberg, Third and State But what does a real middle class look like? “This is what democracy looks like.” Even though this chant originated with the Seattle protests against the World...
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What’s at Stake for PA Schools in Property Tax Debate?
By Michael Wood, Third and State Pittsburgh Weil Public School ( PreK–5) The latest proposal to eliminate property taxes in Pennsylvania would leave school districts with $2.6 billion less in overall...
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More Fun With Shale Jobs Numbers in Pennsylvania
By Stephen Herzenberg, Third and State Last week, the Marcellus Shale Coalition trumpeted a new claim on the shale drilling industry’s positive impact on Pennsylvania jobs: Raymond James analysts...
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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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Six-State Study Finds Industry Supporters Exaggerated Jobs Impact of Shale...
By Chris Lilienthal, Third and State Drilling in the six states that span the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations has produced far fewer new jobs than the industry and its supporters claim. In fact,...
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