Topic: Pennsylvania Politics
All the Candidates in the 2025 General Election
Who's running for Philadelphia District Attorney, City Controller and local and statewide judicial posts in on November 4
By Courtney Duchene and Lauren McCutcheon
Kids Can’t Wait for Politicians to Do Their Jobs
The state’s budget impasse is threatening critical services for children with disabilities or developmental delays. The local Easterseals CEO on what that might mean for our future
By Tim Kerrihard
What PA’s Double Budget Crisis Means for Us
When a federal government shutdown coincides with an unapproved state budget, the hardest hit will be the Pennsylvanians who need help the most
By Daniel J. Mallinson
The Key To PA’s Power in D.C.?
The state is on track to lose another Congressional seat in 2030 if we don’t stanch our population drain. Could the solution be … more housing?
By Jon Geeting
Who Suffers When Both PA and D.C. Grind to a Halt?
It’s not legislators, anyway. A local political consultant weighs in on our twin crises, and how we can hold electeds accountable.
By Mustafa Rashed
How Is PA Spending Its $2.2 Billion Opioid Settlement?
Counties across the state will decide how to use the money from opioid producers. Researchers at Penn State, Temple and Pitt created a database so the rest of us can see how they’re doing
By Jonathan Larsen, Amy Yeung, Dennis Scanlon, Renee Cloutier
A SEPTA Backup Plan?
A public-private partnership in South Bend, Indiana lets employers and nonprofits offer free and low-cost Uber, Lyft and bus trips to workers and clients. Could this be a way to weather the next SEPTA doomsday?
By Courtney DuChene
The Woman Republicans Hope Can Beat Josh Shapiro
State Treasurer Stacy Garrity — who received the most votes of any PA candidate ever in her reelection bid last year — may already be the Commonwealth’s most successful female politician of all time. But is that enough?
By Courtney DuChene
Education Law Center’s 50th Anniversary Celebration
The nonprofit law firm endlessly fighting for PA students and their families is honoring three “champions” at a fundraising gala, including Citizen Board Member Jennifer Rice
By Malcolm Burnley
What’s Judicial Retention? Who’s Running?
Current members of the PA Supreme, Superior and Commonwealth Court have a unique place on the general election ballot
By Courtney DuChene