For these elected officials politics is in their DNA
For these elected officials politics is in their DNA
Since pre-Colonial days, elected office has been a family business for some Pennsylvanians
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News & Politics
Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker announces trash collection ‘pause’ with city worker strike imminent
A work stoppage will impact city services from the sanitation and water departments to swimming pools and emergency services
News & Politics
The bus stops here: A nationwide effort to oppose the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ rolls into Harrisburg
Democratic lawmakers and advocates fear the GOP-led legislation will hurt the most vulnerable.
Policy
U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle keeps sounding the alarm on the Big Beautiful Bill
The Ranking Member on the U.S. House Budget Committee breaks down what the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill’s passage would mean for Pennsylvanians and America.
Philadelphia
Weekend roundup: ‘No Kings’ protests large and small pop up across Pennsylvania
From Philly to Pittsburgh and in towns and suburbs in between, people showed up in droves on Saturday to protest the Trump administration.
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General Assembly
Junk fees, corporate taxes and boot camps: 5 bills advanced by PA lawmakers this week
City & State rounds up some of the major proposals considered in Harrisburg to close out June.
Technology
As Amazon moves in, lawmakers weigh innovation vs. oversight in AI policy
The efforts to make the commonwealth into an artificial intelligence powerhouse have plenty of upside and risk to go around.
Energy
‘Pennsylvania is on the rise’: state and business leaders celebrate plans to reopen Three Mile Island nuclear reactor
Constellation says the rebranded Crane Clean Energy Center could open as soon as 2027.
Transportation
Losing their routes: PA’s transit funding crisis looms over rural systems
After years of ridership and funding issues, rural transit systems hope lawmakers will pony up so they can avoid service cuts.
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Ask the Experts: Philly’s World Cup preparations
World Cup leaders and stakeholders from past world-class events share their lessons learned going into 2026
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Honors
The City & State PA 2025 40 Under 40
Meet the 20- and 30-somethings shaping policy and progress in the Keystone State
Trailblazers
The 2025 City & State Pennsylvania Trailblazers in Economic & Workforce Development
Meet the difference-makers in politics, policy and beyond.
Above & Beyond
The 2025 City & State Pennsylvania Above & Beyond
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Opinion
Opinion: Fare point: More SEPTA funding helps students pursue their education dreams
One of the many negative impacts of legislators failing to support public transit would be reduced access to higher education for those reliant on public transportation
Politics
Opinion: The SNAP decision: Why and how cuts will hurt recipients, farmers and PA’s economy
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has deep roots in Pennsylvania that need to be tended, not trimmed.
Politics
Opinion: Don’t turn off federal funding for clean energy initiatives in PA
From better-paying jobs to improving schools, there is no shortage of examples why Congress must protect clean energy funding incentives.
Politics
Opinion: PA gets closer to sounding death knell for death penalty
A growing consensus among state politicians seems to signal a paradigm shift on capital punishment.
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