Guest Commentary

Time for Shapiro to Ditch Corporate Welfare and Cut Red Tape

A policy analyst for the state’s free market think tank on how to grow Pennsylvania’s stagnant economy

By Elizabeth Stelle

The Common Sense Gun Laws Stuck in Pennsylvania’s Senate

For the first time in a decade, three gun violence prevention bills passed the state house this year. Here’s why they still might not become law

By Mensah M. Dean

PA’s Secret Weapon to Fight Climate Change

A bipartisan Philadelphia-based group is spreading the word about Pennsylvania’s Environmental Rights Amendment in the hopes the 53-year-old law can protect our endangered environment today

By Courtney DuChene

La Guía de Votantes de The Philadelphia Citizen

Conozca a los candidatos principales, desde senadores de EE. UU. hasta fiscales generales.

By Lauren McCutcheon

No More “Alabama” in PA?

The 2024 electoral map should retire a James Carville decades-old expression that mischaracterizes the Commonwealth's politics

By Charles F. McElwee

Five Reasons the State House Election Matters to Philly

Politicians from our area hold vital leadership roles in the state house, which is a boon to Philadelphia. That could all change in November

By Malcolm Burnley

Where do PA’s Candidates Stand on Climate Change?

Can Pennsylvania protect the environment and jobs? Princeton journalism students investigated how the major party federal and statewide candidates navigate this question. Here’s what they learned

By Colette Quinn, Isabella Checa and Maggie Stewart

Where Do the Candidates Stand on Education?

Young voters want better funding for public education and lower student loan debt. A group of Princeton students lays out the views of 2024 major party candidates for president, U.S. senator for PA, PA attorney general, PA auditor general and PA treasurer

By Noah LaBelle, Max Lind, and Adam Sanders

Are We Overthinking Recreational Weed?

PA legislators are trying to legalize recreational marijuana and create industry opportunities for Pennsyvanians affected by the war on drugs. Is there an easy first step they could pass before the end of the year?

By Malcolm Burnley
Guest Commentary

Can “Vibes” Propel Kamala Harris to the White House?

An aide to two former PA politicians draws a line between the 2024 presidential election and the “Wave” that saw a new candidate claim victory in the Keystone State in 1991

By David M. Stone