A Q&A with PA House Republican Leader Jesse Topper
A Q&A with PA House Republican Leader Jesse Topper
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Capitol Beat
A history of high-profile Harrisburg fires
Pennsylvania’s Capital City has experienced more than a few high-profile fires over the last 150-plus years.
Analysis
City & State's 5 for 2025: Report names PA’s most and least effective lawmakers – and how partisan divide impacts Harrisburg
As the year comes to an end, we look back at some staff and reader favorites from our reporting over the past 12 months.
News & Politics
City & State’s 2025 Year In Review
A look back at the year that was – and wasn’t – in politics.
Transportation
SEPTA’s tumultuous 2025: Part II
Philadelphia’s public transit system had its share of twists and turns this calendar year.
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Energy
Year-end Q&A with Senate Pro Tempore Kim Ward
Ward discussed significant policy wins, legislation left on the table and what Harrisburg will be focused on heading into 2026.
Interviews & Profiles
A Q&A with PA House Speaker Joanna McClinton
McClinton discusses the 2025-26 state budget, the CROWN Act and the need to address transit funding.
Education
City & State's 5 for 2025: As AI enters Pennsylvania classrooms, teachers and students face a learning curve
As the year comes to an end, we look back at some staff and reader favorites from our reporting over the past 12 months.
Healthcare
Proposed reproductive rights legislation would tackle decades-old state mandates
Lawmakers and advocates are debating which of the commonwealth’s web of abortion requirements are hindrances – or safeguards.
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News & Politics
Written in the stars: What astrology can tell us about 2026 races
In a Q&A with City & State, renowned astrologer Susan Miller examines the birth charts of Pennsylvania politicians running in 2026.
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Trailblazers
The 2025 CSPA Infrastructure honorees
Meet the Pennsylvanians creating and fortifying the state’s built environment, from skyscrapers to sustainable water.
Honors
The City & State 2025 Impact honorees
From healthcare to construction, these are the Pennsylvanians making an outsized impact in both their professions and their communities.
Honors
The 2025 Fifty Over 50
Meet the state’s senior leaders who are cementing their legacies in politics, policy and beyond.
Honors
The 2025 City & State 40 In Their Forties
Meet the primetime players innovating, leading and succeeding across the state.
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Politics
Why expanding eligibility for compassionate release is just and necessary
For elderly, sick people behind bars, new legislation could be life-changing.
Politics
How MontCo plus AI can equal better public services
Montgomery County is trying to set the pace for how to deploy artificial intelligence to best serve both local government and constituents.
Opinion
Opinion: New clarity on energy policy will supercharge Pennsylvania’s economy
Ending Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative sends a clear signal that the commonwealth is done with uncertainty and ready for prosperity.
Politics
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative is under assault – via budget negotiations
The chair of the state House Environmental Committee makes the case to keep RGGI on the books – and out of budget talks.
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