The CLEAR Coalition is committed to a sustainable budget that funds essential public services, protects family-sustaining, middle-class jobs and ensures that we have a fair system of taxes in Pennsylvania. We support identifying and supporting additional revenue streams that support the critical services the Commonwealth provides. The CLEAR Coalition is committed to working with the […]
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CLEAR COALITION CONTINUES OPPOSITION TO TUITION VOUCHER PLAN
HARRISBURG, PA (May. 7, 2024) – Members of the CLEAR Coalition today again voiced their strong opposition to yet another proposal for private school tuition vouchers – Senate Bill 795. The bill to redirect taxpayer resources to private and religious schools is egregious, especially when the Pennsylvania Legislature has a constitutional obligation to respond to […]
CLEAR COALITION OPPOSES TUITION VOUCHER PLAN, ENCOURAGES FOCUS ON PUBLIC SCHOOL FUNDING
HARRISBURG, PA (Feb. 6, 2024) – Members of the CLEAR Coalition today renewed their strong opposition to a proposal for private school tuition vouchers after Gov. Josh Shapiro called on lawmakers to find consensus on the controversial issue during his budget address to a joint session of the General Assembly. Shapiro’s FY 2024-25 proposed budget […]
CLEAR COALITION URGES LAWMAKERS TO SUPPORT COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES FOR STATE RETIREES
CLEAR COALITION URGES LAWMAKERS TO SUPPORT COST-OF-LIVING INCREASES FOR STATE RETIREES HARRISBURG (October 17, 2023) – Leaders of the CLEAR Coalition joined together with retirees at the Capitol today to announce their support for cost-of-living increases for state retirees. Many state retirees, who provided essential services to the Commonwealth for decades before retiring, are […]
CLEAR Coalition Calls on Sen. Toomey to Honor His Words Regarding Supreme Court Vacancies
HARRISBURG (September 21, 2020) – As Americans head to the polls to cast their votes, the leaders of the CLEAR Coalition today called on Senator Pat Toomey (R-PA) to honor his commitment, made in 2016, that nominations to the U.S. Supreme Court should not occur in the heat of a national election and so that, in […]