Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Immigrant advocates take action against ‘elections-related shenanigans’
With federal monitors expected at some polls and reports of a nationwide uptick in ICE activity, advocates for the commonwealth’s newer arrivals are strategizing to protect voters’ rights and safety
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Gov. Josh Shapiro rallies Democrats for PA-10, other races across state
As part of his statewide bus tour ahead of Election Day, Shapiro urged voters to send Janelle Stelson to Congress and elect a Democratic trifecta in Harrisburg.
Winners & Losers
Interviews & Profiles
Politics
‘Serious about reform’: A Q&A with Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti hopes to bring her reform-minded approach to government to the halls of Congress.
Satire/Odd News
Personality
Think the midterms are scary? Try these Pennsylvania haunted haunts
City & State takes a look at some of the Keystone State’s creepiest sites.
News & Politics
Politics
‘The devil is everywhere’: U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson stumps for U.S. Rep. Scott Perry as PA-10 battle intensifies
Johnson cast the midterms as “a contrast between common sense and crazy,” while Perry characterized the 2026 election as “a battle for the soul of our nation.”
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
‘Our North Star is always Northeastern Pennsylvania’: A Q&A with U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan
The Republican incumbent speaks with City & State about his congressional priorities and the state of the PA-8 race.
2026 General Election
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Q&A with Bob Harvie
The PA-1 Democratic congressional candidate talks healthcare, affordability and government accountability
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Commonwealth officials and immigration advocates buckling in for whatever Election Day throws their way
At a nonpartisan online forum sponsored by Keep Our Republic, a national democracy organization, current and former officials shared their concerns, strategies and expectations around an increasingly complex and fraught voting landscape.
Capitol Beat
Policy
Gov. Josh Shapiro signs bell-to-bell school cell phone ban into law
The new law requires schools to develop policies that prohibit cell phone use during the school day.
Philadelphia
Policy
Pennsylvania Prison Society celebrates return and expansion of prison bus program
State lawmakers approved $600,000 for the program, which makes family visits at remote state prisons possible
Honors
Power Lists
The CSPA 2026 Fifty Over 50
Meet the veteran entrepreneurs, educators and advocates whose decades of effort have kept the commonwealth humming.
Capitol Beat
Policy
7 bills signed into law by Gov. Josh Shapiro in October
City & State takes a look at 7 new statutes in the commonwealth after Gov. Josh Shapiro signed 58 bills into law.
Politics
The colonial DNA behind Pennsylvania’s purple complexion
At Philadelphia’s Carpenters' Hall, the birthplace of the commonwealth, historian Colin Woodard explained how a pluralistic legacy birthed a perpetual swing state
Winners & Losers
Philadelphia
Policy
Philadelphia City Council turns to transit access and affordability in the city
Councilmember O’Rourke reintroduced his Transit Access Fund bill during session Thursday
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Touting domestic accomplishments, Ryan Mackenzie fights for a second term repping PA-7
The first-term Republican is considered extremely vulnerable in polls that show a toss-up race against Democrat Bob Brooks, the state firefighters’ union chief, in a Lehigh Valley swing district
Capitol Beat
Policy
Lawmakers, families and educators make bipartisan push to protect Head Start
Head Start supporters say the federal government’s proposed changes would jeopardize vital services for Pennsylvania children.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics