The affordability crisis is also a wage crisis! On Thursday, 6/4, we’ll be joined by some incredible fighters in this movement for a #LivingWageForAll: Saru from One Fair Wage, @reprabb.bsky.social, and Laura from @keystoneprogress.bsky.social! 🔗 Register via Zoom to join: bit.ly/PolicyAction...

Don't miss this opportunity to learn about PA Schools Work's new Adequacy Report, which highlights how school funding investments are impacting classrooms across PA and what’s at stake moving forward. Register to attend the Lunch & Learn briefing on 6/3 at 12pm! us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

"The people of PA-08 deserve [...] to know whether their Representative in Congress will protect health care, food assistance, and local services, or continue supporting policies that put them at risk," writes @felicityspeaks.bsky.social, PPC's Executive Director: www.timesleader.com/opinion/1742...

Join us on Thursday for a debrief of the primary election! Key leaders in policy advocacy and voting rights will offer initial thoughts & takeaways, including @comms2pa.bsky.social, @newpennsylvania.bsky.social, and League of Women Voters PA! Register to get your link to join: bit.ly/PolicyAction...

Just got off work, and haven’t voted yet? Now’s a great time to get to the polls! Find your polling place at vote.pa/polls. You must be in line by 8pm to vote 🗳️

Today, your vote can shape the future of PA and of our nation 🗳️ We decide who is on the ballot in November! Abortion rights, workers' rights, freedom to vote, civil rights, and LGBTQ+ rights are all impacted, so don’t miss this chance to have your voice heard!

Hey PA, it’s Election Day! 🗳️ Vote in person between 7am and 8pm. ✉️ Mail ballots must be returned to your county by 8pm TODAY. ⚠️ Have any issues casting your vote? Call the Voter Protection Hotline: 1-866-OUR-VOTE 🔗 Find more info at: vote.pa/

Tuesday is Election Day! If you’re voting by mail ballot, DON’T mail it – it’s too late. Hand deliver it to your county’s election office or designated drop box location: vote.pa/return

Join us on Thurs., 5/21, for a debrief of the PA primary election! Key leaders in policy advocacy and voting rights will offer initial thoughts and takeaways, including Darwin Paz from @comms2pa.bsky.social & Kadida Kenner from @newpennsylvania.bsky.social. Register to join: bit.ly/PolicyAction...

The rain might move us indoors, but it won’t ever stop us! Saturday’s Moms Speak Out event in Easton was moving, motivating, and fun! Thank you all who joined us to raise your voices and advocate for everything that our hard-working families need and deserve! 🩷🩷🩷

(5/5): Huge thank you to the @PennPolicy team for representing our mission across the Commonwealth and helping connect research, policy, advocacy, and organizing to action. ✊🏾 👉🏽 Join our email list: pennpolicy.org/sign-up/ 👉🏽 Join For Our Common Wealth: pennpolicy.org/pat-for-our-...

‪(4/): At the same time in Harrisburg, @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social joined the @paschoolswork.bsky.social coalition alongside 200+ advocates calling for adequate and equitable school funding across #Pennsylvania.‬ ‪Every child deserves a fully funded public education regardless of ZIP code.‬

(3/): We also discussed #Pennsylvania’s growing revenue cliff and why sustainable, fair revenue matters for schools, transit, housing, infrastructure, and economic stability statewide. Pennsylvania’s budget choices shape whether communities can truly thrive.

(2/): #Affordability is bigger than prices alone & a community development issue. When housing, child care, transportation, health care, & utility costs rise while public systems are underfunded, the pressure gets pushed onto families, schools, local governments, & providers.

(1/): May 6 was a powerful reminder that from #Pittsburgh to #Harrisburg, Pennsylvanians are fighting for communities where everyone can stay, work, build, & thrive. @PennPolicy joined @PghCRG’s Summit to talk about affordability as a community development issue. 🧵

☔️ New location! Celebrate moms and working families this Saturday, May 9th in Easton! We’re raising our voices because working families deserve a system that works for us! Bring the whole family for an afternoon of fun, community, and celebration 💐🍭💝

🚨 Nationwide, 446 hospitals are at risk of closing due to federal Medicaid funding cuts 🚨 A total of 12 PA hospitals are on the list, including Millcreek Community Hospital in Erie, UPMC Greene County, the Valley Forge Medical Center, and NE Philly's Nazareth Hospital. #HealthcareHeist

Last year, H.R. 1 made the biggest healthcare funding cuts in history, gutting Medicaid and the ACA in order to give tax cuts to billionaires & big corporations. Now, over HALF of all ACA enrollees are skipping meals & cutting back to afford care. 1 in 10 have dropped their coverage entirely.

At a time when families are already struggling to afford the basics, Congress is preparing to vote on a Farm Bill that locks in the largest cuts to food assistance in history without repairing a single dollar of the damage. (1/2)

The Senate’s top priority should be to restore & strengthen SNAP and reject any proposals that fail to address the emerging crisis in SNAP. www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

The House-passed farm bill allows states to outsource key SNAP eligibility decisions to private companies in unlimited circumstances & with minimal oversight. The Senate must reject this, as past attempts delayed & denied benefits to families, worsened errors & increased costs.

Rather than cherry-picking what low-income people can buy with SNAP benefits — which can open the door to harsher restrictions — Congress should ensure that they can buy the foods that best meet their needs. That includes ensuring families don't lose access to SNAP altogether

The most urgent priority is for Congress to expand the delay of H.R. 1's unprecedented cost shift & apply it to all states. This cost shift is already resulting in enormous harm as some states take drastic steps to cut costs by restricting access to SNAP. www.cbpp.org/blog/congres...

The House-passed farm bill leaves low-income families behind at a moment when affording groceries is already a struggle. With SNAP participation down by more than 3 million people, the Senate can & must do better to reduce the harm of H.R. 1’s devastating cuts.

Last week, a SCOTUS decision significantly weakened the Voting Rights Act. Join us on Thursday at 1pm as we break down what’s at stake for voting rights in PA, discuss how we take action together in this critical moment, & prepare for the primary election later this month! bit.ly/PolicyAction...

Celebrate moms and working families this Saturday, May 9th in Easton! During Healthcare Week of Action, we’re raising our voices together because we deserve a system that works for us! Bring the whole family for an afternoon of fun, community, and celebration 💐🍭💝 www.mobilize.us/democracypa/...

Reminder for PA voters 🗳️ the primary is coming up on May 19th! Your vote starts before Election Day: ✔️ Register to vote vote.pa/check ✔️ Choose your party (PA has closed primaries!) ✔️ Request your mail ballot or make your plan to vote Visit vote.pa/plan to get started #PAPrimaryElection

In PA, incoming revenue has not kept pace w/ongoing costs, creating a gap in our state budget between what the state brings in & what it must spend. This is a structural deficit & it’s leading to a revenue cliff. Let’s take a look at the issue, and what Gov. Shapiro proposed to address it🧵 (1/13)

📣 Join @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social May 6 at 2 PM for “Building an Affordability Agenda: Tools for Linking Wages, Tax Policy, and Community Development” at PCRG’s 16th Annual Community Development Summit. 🎟️ Register: 16th-community-development-summit.heysummit.com #Pennsylvania #taxpolicy

One job should be enough! Rent, food, childcare — the basics cost $25/hr in the cheapest county in America. The just-introduced #LivingWageForAll Act makes that the floor. And it closes every federal subminimum loophole — tipped, disabled, incarcerated, farmworkers. A living wage for ALL workers.

NEW: At least 88 corporations paid $0 in federal income tax in 2025. That's despite collectively earning more than $105 billion in U.S. income. The list includes Tesla, Palantir, Live Nation Entertainment, Coinbase, United Airlines, Walt Disney, and more. itep.org/88-profitabl...

"For Pennsylvania, the costs of inaction on these key issues, including worsening affordability and a brain drain at local and state levels, are a threat to our economic future," writes Clara Busse, a rural health policy postdoctoral researcher studying maternal and child health:

Join us on Thursday, 4/23, for our State Policy Action call, focusing on the tremendous costs for Pennsylvanians as a result of Trump's war on Iran. We'll feature PPC's Laura Beltrán Figueroa, Kristen Crowell from @fobaction.bsky.social, and others. Register to join! bit.ly/PolicyAction...

Thank you to @our-revolution.bsky.social for joining @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social yesterday for our #TaxDay events in #Harrisburg!

This #TaxDay, we were joined by legislators and partners to expose how PA's tax system shortchanges everyday people, and what we can do about it! We want a #PABudget with sustainable revenue that lowers costs and funds what our communities need! Learn more: pennpolicy.org/pat-for-our-...

Tell me if you think these things are fair: wealthy individuals paying less than half in taxes compared to everyday workers & some corporations not paying any taxes on money earned in PA? Neither are fair & must change! #PayFairShare @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/bX7_b...

Thank you to all the legislators who attended our Legislative Breakfast Mixer with @fobaction.bsky.social this #TaxDay to talk about PA’s upside-down tax system and the fight for fair taxation to fully fund our communities! #PABudget

The PA state House has taken a step forward in the state budget process by passing a budget plan based on Governor Shapiro’s proposal. The ball is now in the Republican-led state Senate’s court: www.abc27.com/pennsylvania...

It’s Tax Day! Did you know that over 70% of businesses operating in Pa. pay NO taxes to the state? That’s because of outdated policy that lets businesses claim profits in other states like Delaware. I joined @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social today to talk about HB1610, my bill to close this loophole.

We were out in Harrisburg early this #TaxDay to talk about PA’s upside-down tax system, and the need for a more fair tax system in order to fund healthcare, transit, education, and more! #PABudget Shout out @reprivera.com 👋

Join #PASchoolsWork on Thursday, April 16th for a webinar to learn about the latest school district fact sheets! Register at: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

For Our Common Wealth is bringing legislators, advocates, and constituents to call on PA to do better! At a time when working families are paying more than their fair share, we’re lifting up a simple truth: a responsible budget requires fair taxes. @pennsyltogether.bsky.social

So excited to be heading to Harrisburg PA on TAX DAY April 15th for a morning event at the Capitol and then a screening of Death & Taxes at the Midtown Cinema at 7PM. with @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social, @affordablepa.bsky.social and @momsrising.org @itep.org #taxes

(1/):💡 Don’t leave money on the table, #Pennsylvania. Want to make sure you get the Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit? Here are 3 things you need to receive the WPTC ⬇️ ✔️ Earned income in PA ✔️ Qualify for the federal EITC ✔️ File BOTH federal + PA state taxes That’s it.

Public transit is a lifeline for people across PA, connecting people to jobs, healthcare, and community. Last year, transit funding was a major debate in state budget negotiations. So…what has Gov. Shapiro suggested for transit in his proposed 2026-27 state budget? 🧵 (1/10)

(1/): “Proposals that reduce revenue without a plan to replace it will ultimately shift costs back onto Pennsylvanians, whether through higher local taxes, increased fees, or cuts to the services families rely on,” @pennpolicycenter.bsky.social. 📰 Read more from @lancasteronline.bsky.social:

Ultimately, the health of our commonwealth should be measured by a simple question: Can working families afford to live with dignity and security? Right now, too many Pennsylvanians would answer that question with uncertainty. It’s important to be clear about why:

Don’t miss this event! RSVP to join: bit.ly/PolicyAction... Tax Day should be about what’s possible when we all contribute our fair share. But instead, billionaires & big corporations are pushing for more tax breaks, while working people face growing threats to freedoms, healthcare, and democracy.

New location due to weather! Join us in Wilkes-Barre to expose a real joke: a tax system rigged for billionaires while working families pay the price. Turns out the punchline isn’t very funny. This will be a fun, creative event demanding tax fairness! Learn more: www.mobilize.us/democracypa/...

TLDR: The PA State House passed a bill last week to regulate data centers and limit their impact on your electric bills. It will now go to the Republican-controlled State Senate. Read more: https://www.wgal.com/article/pennsylvania-state-house-passes-legislation-regulate-data-centers/70837538