Topic: Pennsylvania Politics
Could an “Ice Cream Truck” for Voting Protect PA’s Ballots?
This swing state rejects thousands of mail ballots a year over minor errors. A Montgomery County official wants to help voters cure their ballots where they live
By Alex Burness
Tired of the Slog of American Gun Violence?
If you’re feeling hopeless and helpless once again after the Kansas City Super Bowl parade shooting, take heart. There are things you can do to make change, here and now
By Lauren McCutcheon
A Blueprint For Quality Schools
A local education leader urges school officials and other civic stakeholders to come together around a singular vision for Philly’s students — one that creates opportunity
By Dr. Stacy Holland
We Must Talk About Abortion
On the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, a local Democratic Congresswoman warns of what’s at stake in 2024: Pennsylvanians’ rights
By Rep. Chrissy Houlahan
Saving Pennsylvania Moms
The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the developed world – especially among Black women. State Representative Morgan Cephas is on a mission to change that
By Jessica Blatt Press
Reform in Name Only
A formerly incarcerated abolitionist and Penn law lecturer responds to a Citizen article and explains opposition to the bipartisan probation reform bill headed for a vote in the state legislature
By Robert Saleem Holbrook
Time To Move Past the School Voucher Debate
A longtime university president and public schools advocate urges compromise so low-income students can get the education they deserve today — and public schools can thrive
By Elaine Maimon
Why Do Local Democrats Govern Like National Conservatives?
It's time, a political observer argues, for state Dems to stop the hypocrisy
By Jemille Q. Duncan
Why PA Must Fund our Public Universities
Disparities in higher ed lead to societal inequities and damage our democracy. That’s why, a longtime university president urges, our state must do better
By Elaine Maimon
Something All Pennsylvanians Can Agree On
What could get state senators to cross party lines? How about a crisis among children and adult Pennsylvanians who can’t read
By Beth Ann Rosica