Guest Commentary

Strengthen PA’s Democracy with these Reforms

More than 1.4 million independent voters in Pennsylvania are barred from voting in the primaries. A good government advocate on why that — and other vote-suppressing policies — must change

By David Thornburgh
The Fix

For Sale — Your State Legislature

Democratic Rep. Solomon, Republican Rep. Rigby and activist Rabbi Michael Pollock are all pushing for a ban on egregious gifts to legislators — as in most other states. It is the 38th attempt at a gift ban in the last quarter century

By Larry Platt

Will PA Ever Legalize Weed?

And, can it possibly be the problem-solver advocates — including Gov. Shapiro — are looking for?

By Malcolm Burnley
Guest Commentary

Washington is in Shambles …

… but, a Philly State Rep and Speaker of the House says, Harrisburg is here to help.

By Joanna McClinton

Your Guide to the 2025 Primary

Republican and Democratic candidates for Philadelphia District Attorney, Superior Court, Commonwealth Court, Court of Common Pleas, Municipal Court in the May 20, 2025 election — and why you really gotta vote

By Lauren McCutcheon
New Urban Order

Does Pittsburgh Have the Answer to Philly’s Market East?

The other big PA city is undergoing an ambitious public-private effort to reinvigorate a lagging city corridor.

By Diana Lind

GOP’s Path to a New State Majority?

A former Republican political staffer on what the party’s surprising success in the state — and Philly — could mean for future elections

By Guy Ciarrocchi
Guest Commentary

Lower taxes? Legal Weed? Saving SEPTA?

A Philly State Rep and Speaker of the House on what to watch from Harrisburg in 2025

By Joanna McClinton
Guest Commentary

Hello? Is It PA Voters You’re Looking For?

Post Election Day, both major political parties have — once again — abandoned the state they spent so much time in. A local political consultant on why they must listen to voters every year

By Mustafa Rashed
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