This week, we blogged about a new analysis of the 2011-12 state budget, $200 million in lost revenue from legislative inaction on a drilling tax, what's at stake with proposals to cut Medicaid, a look at the recent national jobs report and more.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
- On the state budget, Sharon Ward highlighted a new analysis from the Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center on the recently-enacted 2011-12 state budget. Sharon also shared an op-ed she wrote grading the budget (it got a D).
- On the Marcellus Shale, Chris Lilienthal wrote that the state has lost $200 million since October 2009 from legislative inaction on a Marcellus Shale drilling tax.
- Intern Chaquenya Johnson made her Third and State debut, with two blog posts on jobs and the economy. One offers some analysis from experts on June's national jobs report ("a litany of bad news," in the words of one), and the other details the findings of a paper on the experiences of Denmark and Germany in the Great Recession and what we can learn from them.
- Finally, on health care, guest blogger Athena Ford of the Pennsylvania Health Access Network explained what is at stake for seniors, families, jobs and more with proposals to cut Medicaid.
More blog posts next week. Keep us bookmarked and join the conversation!