Topic: Pennsylvania Politics

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

The state’s chief fiscal watchdog is on the ballot in November. Here’s why that matters, the next in our Your City (Commonwealth) Defined series