Philadelphia

Politics

City & State's 5 for 2025: Meet the elder stateswomen of the state’s protest movement

As the year comes to an end, we look back at some staff and reader favorites from our reporting over the past 12 months.

Policy

Policy

City & State's 5 for 2025: For PA immigrants, uncertainty, fear and resilience are the order of the day

As the year comes to an end, we look back at some staff and reader favorites from our reporting over the past 12 months.

General Assembly

Policy

A Q&A with PA House Republican Leader Jesse Topper

Topper talks state budget victories, navigating a divided General Assembly, and his top goals for 2026.

News & Politics

Personality

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.

Energy

Policy

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.

Capitol Beat

Politics

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

Politics

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.

Interviews & Profiles

Policy

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

Policy

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

Policy

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.

Analysis

Policy

City & State's 5 for 2025: Winging it: How government agencies are fighting bird flu

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

Politics

City & State’s 2025 Year In Review

A look back at the year that was – and wasn’t – in politics.

Transportation

Politics

SEPTA’s tumultuous 2025: Part II

Philadelphia’s public transit system had its share of twists and turns this calendar year.

Trailblazers

Power Lists

The 2025 CSPA Infrastructure honorees

Meet the Pennsylvanians creating and fortifying the state’s built environment, from skyscrapers to sustainable water.

News & Politics

Updated Politics

Stocking the cabinet: Tracking the Trump nominees with Pennsylvania ties

Several high-profile appointments could be coming from the commonwealth

Transportation

Politics

SEPTA’s tumultuous 2025: Part I

Philadelphia’s public transit system had its share of twists and turns this calendar year

Interviews & Profiles

Politics

‘Bring the temperature down’: A Q&A with U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio

The Pennsylvania congressman spoke with City & State about a video that caught the attention of the president, death threats and political violence in America.

Education

Policy

Trump administration efforts to end DOE get failing grade from PA educators

Teachers say commonwealth classrooms will suffer if the Trump administration guts the federal Department of Education, which funds numerous key programs as well as student loans, while conservatives say the move will return resources to the states

Interviews & Profiles

Politics

Lessons from Lehigh: An interview with County Executive-elect Josh Siegel

Siegel spoke with City & State about what lessons Democrats can take away from the 2025 elections, the importance of narrative in politics, and his goals for Lehigh County.