KRC 2006 Press Releases

December 18, 2006. Keystone Research Center Welcomes Four New Board Members.

October 4, 2006. State Should Take Action To Bolster Retirement Security Says Keystone Research Center. PA Should Make It Easier for Small Business to Offer Private Pensions and Stabilize Contributions to Public Pensions.

September 2, 2006. Wages For Most Pennsylvanians Fall Says Keystone Research Center. Narrow Slice of Population Benefits From Growth Since 2001. 11th Annual State of Working Pennsylvania Shows Expanding Economic Pie Has Not Meant a Larger Piece for Most Pennsylvania Families

March 31, 2006. Small Business Job Growth Faster In States With Minimum Wages Higher Than $5.15. Findings Contradict Stories Told By Minimum Wage Opponents. Keystone Research Center Releases Revised Fact Sheet on Effects of Raising Pennsylvania’s Minimum Wage.

January 26, 2006. Income Inequality Gre in Pennsylvania Over the Past Two Decades.Over Past 20 Years, Low-Income Families Gain $3,381 as High-Income Families Gain $56,098. Trends Suggest Need for Immediate Action on Minimum Wage.

January 24, 2006. Adults Would Benefit Most From Raising Penbnsylvania's Minimum Wage. But Few Working Adults Would Benefit From A State Hourly Minimum Wage Increase To Only $6.25

January 23, 2006. New Estimates By Keystone Research Center Show that Three-Quarters of a Million Workers Would Benefit From $7.15 an Hour Minimum Wage.