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Release thumbnail - Property Tax Update Presentation - 2020-03-13
Property Tax Update Presentation
March 13, 2020 | Property Tax

Director Matthew Knittel made a brief presentation to the Pennsylvania School Boards Association on property tax data recently published by the IFO.

Tags: presentation, property

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Release thumbnail - Senate Budget Hearing Request - 2020-03-11
Senate Budget Hearing Request
March 11, 2020 | Economics and Other

The IFO responded to questions raised at the office's budget hearing before the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Tags: budget, hearing

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Release thumbnail - House Budget Hearing Request - 2020-03-11
House Budget Hearing Request
March 11, 2020 | Economics and Other

The IFO responded to questions raised at the office's budget hearing before the House Appropriations Committee.

Tags: budget, hearing

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Release thumbnail - Family First Prevention Services Act Preliminary Analysis - 2020-03-04
Family First Prevention Services Act Preliminary Analysis
March 04, 2020 | Economics and Other

In response to a legislative request, the IFO conducted a preliminary analysis on the state and county impacts of the Family First Prevention Services Act.

Tags: revenue

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Release thumbnail - February 2020 - 2020-03-02
February 2020
March 02, 2020 | Revenue & Economic Update

The Commonwealth collected $2.17 billion in General Fund revenues for February, an increase of $125.9 million compared to February 2019.

Tags: economic, estimates, monthly, revenue

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Release thumbnail - Economic and Budget Update Presentation - 2020-02-28
Economic and Budget Update Presentation
February 28, 2020 | Economics and Other

Director Matthew Knittel gave a presentation at a session of the Pennsylvania Education Policy Fellowship Program regarding the Commonwealth's economic and budget outlook.

Tags: presentation

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Release thumbnail - CIVEA Wage Contract Analysis - 2020-02-27
CIVEA Wage Contract Analysis
February 27, 2020 | Wage Contracts

This letter provides a fiscal impact analysis of the collective bargaining agreement between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the Correctional Vocational Education Association (CIVEA).

Tags: contract, wage

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Release thumbnail - Natural Gas Production Report, 2019Q4 - 2020-02-26
Natural Gas Production Report, 2019Q4
February 26, 2020 | Energy

This report for the fourth quarter of 2019 uses data collected by the PA Department of Environmental Protection to develop statewide and county-level tabulations of production volume and well counts.

Tags: gas

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Release thumbnail - IFO News Stand - February Edition - 2020-02-20
IFO News Stand - February Edition
February 20, 2020 | Economics and Other

The February edition of our monthly newsletter - The IFO News Stand. The release includes links to recent articles and reports that provide insight into state or national economic, demographic and fiscal trends.

Tags: economic, news

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Release thumbnail - Budget Hearings Packet for Appropriations Committees - 2020-02-14
Budget Hearings Packet for Appropriations Committees
February 14, 2020 | Economics and Other

The Independent Fiscal Office submitted material to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees in advance of its scheduled budget hearings.

Testimony

Tags: economic, revenue

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