Topic: Pennsylvania Politics
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
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
What Even Is an Auditor General?
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
By J.P. Romney
Want Students To Succeed? Give Them Safe Homes
Pennsylvania lawmakers have again failed to secure sustainable funding for Nikil Saval’s Whole-Home Repairs program. Habitat for Humanity’s local CEO on why that jeopardizes the impact of increased education funding.
By Corinne O'Connell
Josh Shapiro for VP?
The first-term governor is expected to be on the shortlist for Vice Presidential candidate on a Kamala Harris ticket. Here’s what that might mean
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Should PA Ban Cell Phones in Schools?
And, is it any surprise that legislation on the matter remains stuck in limbo in Harrisburg?
By Richard Koenig
Who is Running in the 2024 Election in Philadelphia?
On or before November 5, 2024, Philly gets to vote for President, plus PA's U.S. Senator, Attorney General, State Auditor, Treasurer and State reps
By Lauren McCutcheon
Why Philly’s Minimum Wage is … So Low
$7.25 an hour? No one can live on that. The director of Drexel’s Wealth and Work Futures Lab explains why it hasn’t budged — and what needs to happen
By Michael O’Bryan and Alicia Atkinson