RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

Pennsylvania’s FY 2026–27 proposed budget raises spending while leaving core tax rates largely unchanged, despite a growing structural deficit. To stay balanced, it relies heavily on one-time Rainy Day...

Transit in the Commonwealth is currently funded through a mix of sales tax transfers, Turnpike payments, Lottery Fund transfers, Public Transportation Assistance Fund transfers, motor vehicle fees, fines, and...

Harrisburg, PA— Today, the Pennsylvania Policy Center released the following statement from its executive director, Felicity Williams, Esq., on the Pennsylvania House GOP “Freedom Through Affordability” initiative announced this morning: 

Today, the Pennsylvania Policy Center (PPC), alongside legislators and partners from across the Commonwealth, held a press conference and advocacy day at the State Capitol calling for fair taxes...

Pennsylvania faces a growing public investment deficit driven not by excessive spending but by a revenue system that has failed to keep pace with the cost of maintaining core...

Health care funding in Governor Shapiro’s FY 2026-27 proposed budget rises in several major areas, especially Medicaid managed care, the Community HealthChoices program, mental health, and children’s coverage.

Governor Shapiro’s proposed FY 2026–27 education budget continues progress toward addressing Pennsylvania’s unconstitutional and highly inequitable school funding system by adding $565 million in adequacy funding through the Ready...

HARRISBURG, PA — As Pennsylvania lawmakers begin negotiations over the state budget and confront growing fiscal pressures, the Pennsylvania Policy Center released three new policy briefs that detail a...

The Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit (WPTC), created in Pennsylvania’s 2025–26 budget and signed on November 12, 2025, is a brand new state Earned Income Tax Credit and is set...

In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump described an economy in rapid improvement, falling prices, and strengthened public systems. However, data show that many Pennsylvanians continue...

Last night, President Trump delivered his State of the Union address and declared that prices are “plummeting,” that the economy is “stronger than ever,” and that America is “winning.”...

For decades, opponents of progressive tax policy have argued that higher taxes cause wealthy households to relocate. However, recent comparative wealth data suggests a different story. A compilation of...