
Pennsylvania
A Scranton native’s take on Trump’s commitment to coal
Has President Donald Trump ever heard of Scranton blackfoot? As I watched him posing with coal miners and repeating easy bring-back-jobs ...
6 years ago
Pennsylvanians’ growing sentiment to make elections fair
There were no pitchforks or torches when I attended a public forum earlier this month at Chestnut Hill United Church about how Pennsylvan ...
6 years ago
If Pa. lawmakers actually represented Pennsylvanians, tax policy would make more sense
When I was in graduate school in political science many years ago, I had a teacher — a moderate Republican — ...
6 years ago
We must mobilize now to protect rare and precious water supplies
President Trump is committed to eliminating the Waters of the U.S. Rule, which outlines federally protected waterways. Critics of the ...
6 years ago
The role of water in preparing our cities for a better future
By linking the digital and infrastructure systems of the water utility with those of our urban centers, we will take a leap toward creating thriving, sustainable cities.
6 years ago
We will fight to protect public education
Despite a huge public outpouring of concern and protests consisting of tens of thousands of phone calls that lit up the Capitol switchboa ...
6 years ago
Steamfitters urge Pennsylvania’s energy development
Even in this hyper-political environment, there is one issue where both parties are in total agreement: Great nations build and ...
6 years ago
Health care must be provided communally
Every once in a while, when I write something in defense of the Affordable Care Act, or point out that repealing it will lead 1.1 million ...
6 years ago
More low-wage workers would escape poverty if tax credit included childless
Those of us focused on the well-being of Americans with low incomes have many concerns about the incoming Trump administration, but we se ...
6 years ago
Greens and labor come together on the waterfront
After such an intensely polarizing election, it’s hard for people to imagine how communities with very different backgrounds might ...
6 years ago
So, what’s the deal with Pennsylvania’s liquor laws?
This year, after decades of false starts and abandoned bills, the Pa. General Assembly finally passed laws to make it easier to buy alcohol.
6 years ago
Sen. Scott Wagner’s attack on workers
When Sen. Scott Wagner, R-York, looks in the mirror, he sees Donald Trump wearing a Pennsylvania sash. But while Donald Trump at least sa ...
6 years ago
Charter expansion bill is all tricks, no treats for Pennsylvania taxpayers
Halloween is just around the corner, but there is something far scarier in the halls of the Pennsylvania Capitol than any zombie that com ...
6 years ago
In face of Pa. teacher shortage, staffing services struggle to meet demand for substitutes
On average before they graduate high school, American kids sit in class without their regular teacher for what adds up to most of a schoo ...
7 years ago
Listen 4:50Solutions across ideological lines are closer than we think
Ask any Pennsylvanian what he or she wants in life, and the answers will probably be remarkably similar: a great job, freedom to make cho ...
7 years ago