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Introduction to the Special Issue on Women in Pennsylvania Politics 《宾夕法尼亚州政治中的女性》特刊简介

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2020-10-18 DOI: 10.15367/com.v21i1.285

Jennie Sweet-Cushman

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Solving Pennsylvania’s Budget Woes 解决宾夕法尼亚州的预算困境

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2020-10-18 DOI: 10.15367/com.v21i1.289

Benjamin Melusky

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Gendered Pathways to Power 权力的性别路径

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2020-10-18 DOI: 10.15367/com.v21i1.287

D. Brown

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What Do Pennsylvania Voters Think about Gender and Women’s Representation? 宾夕法尼亚州选民对性别和妇女代表权有何看法？

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2020-10-18 DOI: 10.15367/com.v21i1.286

Sarah E. Niebler, A. L. Mathews-Schultz

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Wave or Trend 波动或趋势

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2020-10-18 DOI: 10.15367/com.v21i1.288

Joshua J. Weikert

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Commonwealth Forum: Should Pennsylvania Abolish the Property Tax? Part II 联邦论坛:宾夕法尼亚州应该废除房产税吗?第二部分

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2020-04-07 DOI: 10.15367/com.v0i0.272

David G. Argall, J. Hopcraft, W. Fischel

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Organizational Identity Change in Conservation Law Enforcement: Lessons for Pennsylvania 保护执法中组织身份的变化:宾夕法尼亚州的经验教训

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2018-03-19 DOI: 10.15367/com.v20i1.178

Michael J. McSkimming, R. Dunbar, Ahmet Guler

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Should the Philadelphia Property Tax Classification System Be Modified 费城财产税分类制度应该修改吗

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2018-03-19 DOI: 10.15367/COM.V20I1.179

J. Carroll, J. Mcdonald

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Party Identification, Voter Attitudes, and Voter Behavior in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, 1980–2012: Real Difference or Election Law Mirage? 1980-2012年新泽西州和宾夕法尼亚州的政党认同、选民态度和选民行为：真正的差异还是选举法的幻影？

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2018-03-19 DOI: 10.15367/com.v20i1.180

J. Vike

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Is This the Care We Need?: An Examination of Childcare Policy in Pennsylvania 这就是我们需要的护理吗？：宾夕法尼亚州儿童保育政策研究

Commonweal (New York, N.Y.) Pub Date : 2017-10-05 DOI: 10.15367/com.v19i2.153

Jennie Sweet-Cushman, A. Harden

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