Technology
Politics
Center of attention: Data centers are dominating Pennsylvania’s gubernatorial race
Shifting positions on data centers have become points of attack from both sides in the race for governor.
Winners & Losers
News & Politics
Updated
Politics
What to know about Pennsylvania’s 2026 special elections
Several seats in the state House of Representatives have been decided through special elections in 2026.
Healthcare
Politics
Pennie drops: PA’s insurance marketplace suffers massive decline in enrollment
Following the cancellation of federal subsidies, more than a third of enrollees in the state’s Affordable Care Act insurance marketplace have canceled their plans since last November, with downstream effects on hospitals and economies statewide
Criminal Justice
Politics
Greek history: A recent timeline of Penn State fraternity scandals
A crackdown on a cocaine-trafficking ring led by Penn State students is the latest in a series of scandals involving fraternities at the state’s only land-grant university.
Policy
Policy
Connecting the dots: PA health officials battle historic measles outbreak
Thousands have been vaccinated, but cases are rising fast in an outbreak centered in Lancaster County
General Assembly
Policy
Flocked and loaded: Pennsylvania lawmakers look to regulate license plate-reading cameras
Amid heightened anxieties and a nationwide outcry over the use of automated license plate readers, state legislators are introducing bills to regulate so-called Flock cameras.
Winners & Losers
Technology
Policy
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday announces lawsuit against TikTok
TikTok pushed back on the lawsuit, saying it relies on “misleading and inaccurate claims.”
Policy
Opinion
Congress needs to stamp out the intoxicating hemp products loophole
The executive director of the PA Chiefs of Police Association explains how the 2018 Farm Bill’s inadvertent green light to allow the manufacturing and sale of products offering marijuana-like effects has led to a host of unintended consequences that need to be remedied through legislation.
Philadelphia
Policy
Philadelphia’s Chinatown community celebrates highway cap project despite funding uncertainty
Chinatown Stitch stakeholders held a celebration to unveil construction progress and the market stalls designed for the ensuing street-level plaza.
Winners & Losers
Satire/Odd News
Personality
City & State's best summer vacation ideas for politicians
As Pennsylvania pols power through the dog days, our staff has helpfully come up with tongue-in-cheek vacation options for them (warning: summer better than others)
Technology
Policy
Sunday calls for transparency from OpenAI after unprecedented Hugging Face hack
More than a dozen attorneys general are demanding answers from OpenAI after a cyber intrusion.
Criminal Justice
Policy
A matter of life and death: Understanding the debate over second-degree murder sentencing in PA
City & State examines the ongoing debate over second-degree murder sentencing and what comes next as lawmakers struggle to reach a consensus on how to reform the state’s felony sentencing statute.
News & Politics
Politics
PA’s lack of contribution limits has led to a ‘Wild West’ of campaign fundraising
Pennsylvania has no limits on how much money can be donated to political campaigns – and there doesn’t seem to be much appetite to provide a fix.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Shapiro and Garrity release dueling attack ads as Pennsylvania governor’s race intensifies
Gov. Josh Shapiro is looking to link GOP nominee Stacy Garrity to President Donald Trump, while Garrity is criticizing Shapiro over data center development.
Winners & Losers
Philadelphia
Personality
Philadelphia’s forgotten baseball stars helped make America’s pastime an international game
The Philadelphia Royal Giants barnstorming team were the first all-Black team to play in Japan
News & Politics
Politics