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Macroeconomic modeling of state tax policy enacted by PA General Assembly

Submitted by Maura Donley on Tue, 07/13/2021 - 9:17am

Included in the PA Administrative Code, passed by the General Assembly as a part of the FY 2021-22 Budget, was a key provision that enables the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office (IFO) to use dynamic scoring to scrutinize any legislation containing expenditures with a fiscal impact of more than $50 million if requested by a member of the General Assembly. Dynamic scoring is a macroeconomic forecasting technique that estimates the budgetary impact of a change in government policy or expenditure.

SCOTUS decision on PennEast pipeline a major victory for continued development of affordable, clean American energy

Submitted by Maura Donley on Wed, 06/30/2021 - 10:35am

Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision in favor of a planned Pennsylvania-to-New Jersey natural gas pipeline has far greater consequences than the installation of this pipeline alone.

PMA Statement on US Supreme Court Opinion on PennEast v. State of NJ

Submitted by Maura Donley on Wed, 06/30/2021 - 9:35am

David N. Taylor, President & CEO of the Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court reversal of an earlier Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that prevented the PennEast Pipeline Company from using federal eminent domain to construct a 120-mile pipeline.

The Pennsylvania Manufacturers’ Association, in partnership with the New Jersey Business & Industry Association, filed an amicus brief with the Supreme Court in support of PennEast.

PMA Applauds Senate Passage of SB 119

Submitted by Maura Donley on Tue, 06/15/2021 - 10:42am

35 PA Senators voted in a bipartisan manner to preserve separation of powers and maintain government accountability

Public hearing on Government Barriers to Manufacturing Growth in Pennsylvania

Submitted by Maura Donley on Thu, 05/27/2021 - 9:18am

Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee

Thursday, May 27, 2021 | 10:30 a.m.

Watch the full hearing:

Supply Chain: Workforce Crisis

Submitted by Maura Donley on Mon, 05/03/2021 - 12:20pm

Testimony before the:
U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Economic Growth
Supply Chain: Workforce Crisis
David N. Taylor, President & CEO

April 29, 2021

PMA Amicus Brief - Penneast Pipeline v. State of New Jersey

Submitted by Maura Donley on Thu, 04/29/2021 - 11:32am

The New Jersey Business & Industry Association and the Pennsylvania Manufacturers Association filed an amicus brief last month with the Supreme Court in support of PennEast.