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Pennsylvania Policy Center to Launch in Effort to Improve State Policies and Strengthen Communities

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ARRISBURG, PA – The Pennsylvania Policy Center, a nonprofit conducting policy research and analysis, will launch next month with the goal of expanding opportunity and promoting equity throughout Pennsylvania. Led by Marc Stier, who has served in leadership roles at policy advocacy organizations for more than two decades, the Center will identify solutions to some of the most pressing problems facing Pennsylvanians from Erie to Philadelphia and Scranton to Pittsburgh. The Center will launch on May 3, 2023. “Regardless of whether you live in rural, urban, or suburban Pennsylvania, most of us are facing the same challenges,” said Stier. “We will focus our research on policies that improve people’s day-to-day lives and strengthen our communities. Our goal is to ensure children get a quality education, working people get the training and support they need to build a better life, and all Pennsylvanians have access to high-quality public services and programs… Continue reading

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Pennsylvania Policy Center to Launch in Effort to Improve State Policies and Strengthen Communities

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HARRISBURG, PA – The Pennsylvania Policy Center, a nonprofit conducting policy research and analysis, will launch next month with the goal of expanding opportunity and promoting equity throughout Pennsylvania. Led by Marc Stier, who has served in leadership roles at policy advocacy organizations for more than two decades, the Center will identify solutions to some of the most pressing problems facing Pennsylvanians from Erie to Philadelphia and Scranton to Pittsburgh. The Center will launch on May 3, 2023. “Regardless of whether you live in rural, urban, or suburban Pennsylvania, most of us are facing the same challenges,” said Stier. “We will focus our research on policies that improve people’s day-to-day lives and strengthen our communities. Our goal is to ensure children get a quality education, working people get the training and support they need to build a better life, and all Pennsylvanians have access to high-quality public services and programs… Continue reading

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A Personal Note About the New Pennsylvania Policy Center From our Executive Director

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By Marc Stier Last year, at about this time, I was thinking about retiring from the work I’d been doing for seven years on public policy and advocacy in Pennsylvania. I knew that continuing that work effectively would require me to start a new organization and rebuild our advocacy campaign. And I knew how difficult that might be. Today, I’m very glad I chose to work with my colleagues to start the Pennsylvania Policy Center, which is the new state affiliate of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Recent achievements Last week, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed a bill to raise the minimum wage in the state for the first time in 16 years. That action—and others I’ll tell you about below—would not have been possible without the work we have all done together. So I invite you to continue your activism in state politics by signing up… Continue reading