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
No argument here: Bob Brooks pull out of PA-7 debate
Citing false and “defamatory” attacks by his rival, incumbent U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, the Democrat and union chief abruptly pulled out of the lone planned debate in the race for Pennsylvania’s tightly contested Lehigh Valley district.
Politics
Opinion
Data centers can power up employment in PA – if done right
The head of Union Energy PA makes the case for how responsibly planning for and executing data center construction can boost wages, the economy and more.
Technology
Policy
Pennsylvania lawmakers advance bill to regulate Flock cameras
House Bill 2771 would set parameters for how law enforcement and other entities can use automated license plate readers.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Catching fire: Bob Brooks makes his case for beating Ryan Mackenzie in PA-7
The Democratic candidate – and the head of the firefighters union – is touting his cost-of-living agenda, including Medicare for All and a higher minimum wage, to convince Lehigh Valley voters to send him to Congress.
Policy
Policy
U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick’s red tape-cutting efforts take center stage in Philadelphia
The senator convened politicians and industry stakeholders at Temple University to brainstorm ways to improve Pennsylvania’s business climate.
Winners & Losers
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
PA-10 debate night: Scott Perry and Janelle Stelson spar over the economy, the Iran war and elections
Perry and Stelson are facing off in a rematch of their 2024 meeting in Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District.
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