
Politics & Policy
A bipartisan bill seeks to crack down on Harrisburg’s ‘revolving door’ of lobbyists
Lawmakers and public officials can start lobbying their ex-colleagues within a year. A new bill would add another year to that ban.
2 years ago
Biden is unveiling the American Climate Corps, a program with echoes of the New Deal
The White House says the program will provide paid training to 20,000 Americans in its first year.
2 years ago
Elecciones Pa. 2023: Una guía completa de los candidatos a la Commonwealth y las Cortes Superiores
Vea quién se presenta para 2 escaños en la Corte Superior de Pensilvania y 1 en la Corte de la Commonwealth, dos poderosos tribunales de apelación de Pensilvania.
2 years ago
Democrats again secure one-vote Pa. House majority after Powell wins special election
The vacancy was created when progressive state Rep. Sara Innamorato resigned to focus on her run for Allegheny County executive.
2 years ago
House Republicans to hold first impeachment hearing next week
White House spokesman Ian Sams dismissed the hearing as a distraction from ongoing divisions among House Republicans.
2 years ago
Biden exhorts world leaders at the UN to stand up to Russia, warns not to let Ukraine ‘be carved up’
Biden is scheduled to host talks Thursday at the White House with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
2 years ago
Elecciones Pa. 2023: Una guía completa de los candidatos a la Corte Suprema del estado
En las elecciones del 7 de noviembre, el demócrata Daniel McCaffery y la republicana Carolyn Carluccio competirán para ocupar un asiento vacante en la Corte Suprema de Pa.
2 years ago
To veto or not? Philly Mayor Jim Kenney unhappy with City Council injection site ban
Kenney wouldn’t commit to vetoing legislation that would ban the sites in most of Philadelphia. It passed with a veto-proof margin.
2 years ago
Pennsylvania has made it easier to register to vote when drivers get or renew a license
Twenty-three other states and Washington, D.C., already have varying models of what is called “automatic voter registration.”
2 years ago
Control of the Pa. House will again hinge on result of a special election
A win for Connolly Autenreith would give the House back to Republicans, and the party would control both the House and the Senate.
2 years ago
What the decision against the Philly Ethics Board means for big money in local politics
Was Jeff Brown’s coordination with a super PAC “subverting the law” or business as usual?
2 years ago
Senate ditches dress code as Fetterman and others choose casual clothes
The change comes after Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has been unapologetically wearing shorts as he goes about his duties.
2 years ago
Five former Pa. governors want to allow independents to vote in partisan primaries
The former governors want to open Pennsylvania's closed primary system by allowing unaffiliated voters to pick partisan candidates.
2 years ago
Past impeachments, products of their times, often produced unintended consequences
Impeachment of the president has reared its head five times in American history, and all five episodes should serve as cautionary tales.
2 years ago
How your support of free and fearless journalism can help preserve our democracy
This month we celebrate Democracy Day as a commitment to the preservation of our freedoms.
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