Keystone Research Center

💵Are you a manufacturer and want technical assistance applying for the RISE PA grant that will lower emissions & create jobs? Join ReImagine Appalachia, Keystone Research Center and others on July 16 at the Energy Innovation Center reimagineappalachia.org/title-pa-risin…

Register for a RISE PA in-person convening in Pittsburgh July 15 (reception starting at 6 pm) and July 16 (9 am to 4 pm following by a networking happy hour) keystoneresearch.org/rise-pa-keysto…

In border counties, states with higher minimum wages than PA's $7.25 easily out-compete for talent, leaving PA industry lagging behind. keystoneresearch.org/research_publi…

Our Living Wage Map shows how much money it takes to survive each Pennsylvania County datawrapper.dwcdn.net/Byiz5/8/

How many Pennsylvanians would benefit from a Minimum Wage increase? We are releasing fact sheets and a Living Wage map to show how much is costs to live in each PA county and how much they would benefit from a $15 Minimum Wage keystoneresearch.org/fact-sheets/

THE UPDATE: Read what's been happening in KRC's Pennslylvania-spehere keystoneresearch.org/research_publi…

LGBTQI+ Titans of Labor: Bayard Rustin (1912-1987) From being the behind-the-scenes driving force behind the March on Washington to organizing trade unionists to speaking up for those with HIV AIDS, Mr. Rustin truly understood that justice for some is justice for none.

When even arch-conservatives start admitting we need a $15 minimum wage, it's time to reconsider your opposition. hawley.senate.gov/hawley-welch-i…

The House Reconciliation Bill is now in Senate Committees. What does the "Big Beautiful Bill" actually mean for Americans? Here's a quick guide for what HB1 actually does. keystoneresearch.org/research_publi…

A Bill to help combat construction worker misclassification has just passed the PA House, citing KRC data showing how misclassification grossly harms working Pennsylvanians. It's time to stand up for working men and women in PA. lvb.com/bill-to-fight-…

If You Fund it, They Will Come. Federal Investment is rejuvenating Appalachia and beyond. Now, legislation threatens to stall Coal Country's Comeback. What's at stake? keystoneresearch.org/research_publi…

If You Fund it, They Will Come. Federal Investment is rejuvenating Appalachia and beyond. Now, legislation threatens to stall Coal Country's Comeback. What's at stake? keystoneresearch.org/research_publi…

It's Pride Month! Wishing all LGBTQI+ People in our great Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and around the world a very happy and safe Pride this month🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

Op-Ed: KRC's Diana Polson shows how strategic federal investment in Pennsylvania is a model for sustainable economic growth for every American triblive.com/opinion/diana-…

Penn State will be closing 7 campuses in the near future. We understand the business side of the decision, but Pennsylvania needs to work to make affordable education MORE accessible. - Shenango - DuBois - Wilkes-Barre - Mont Alto - New Kensington - Fayette - York

The new Pope, Leo XIV, took his papal name partially in homage to Leo XIII, the 19th century Pope who made protecting workers' rights an official part of Catholic doctrine during the industrial revolution with his encyclical Rerum Novarum. keystoneresearch.org/research_publi…

The new Pope, Leo XIV, took his papal name partially in homage to Leo XIII, the 19th century Pope who made protecting workers' rights an official part of Catholic doctrine during the industrial revolution with his encyclical Rerum Novarum. keystoneresearch.org/research_publi…

The Inflation Reduction Act is rebuilding Appalachian Industry. Now, it's under threat. What has it done so far? Just follow the Money📷📷📷 keystoneresearch.org/research_publi…

“I was working full-time, making more than today’s $7.25 minimum with a much lower cost of living, but I still got evicted and had to rely on foodbanks,” said 32BJ Asst. Dist. Leader and Pittsburgh office cleaner Steve Kelley #UnionsForAll #RaiseTheWage #FreeTheWage @PBPC @PAStandsUp @PennsylTogether @VotingIsLocal @MakeTheRoadPA @PAWorkFamilies @32BJSEIU We Don't Play💜