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Democrat Barb Warwick is sworn in as Pittsburgh’s newest City Council member

Warwick said she pledges to be ‘proactive and persistent’ on City Council.

U.S. Congress

Personality

A Q&A with U.S. Rep. Susan Wild

She discusses her narrow victory, her priorities for the new term and working across the aisle.

Power List

Power Lists

The 2022 Impact 50

Meet the Pennsylvanians who are making the world a better place.

Satire/Odd News

Personality

Spotify Wrapped: The PA Politics Edition

We imagined what artists and hit songs would have topped the charts in 2022.

News & Politics

Politics

Legislative agency says Democrats lack a majority in the Pennsylvania House

House GOP leader Bryan Cutler's office sought an opinion from the Legislative Reference Bureau.

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Politics

Tug of war for control of state House intensifies

Democrats say precedent makes Joanna McClinton the chamber’s presiding officer, but GOP leaders are accusing Democrats of an improper power grab.

Capitol Beat

Politics

Austin Davis resigns from state House to focus on transition to lieutenant governor

Davis is one of two state representatives who resigned Wednesday.

News & Politics

Opinion

Supreme Court case on state legislatures could have ‘devastating consequences’

This week the nation’s high court will hear Moore v. Harper, a case examining independent state legislature theory.

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Politics

Tracking the transition: Everyone named to Josh Shapiro's new team (thus far)

UPDATE for Thursday Feb. 2, 2023: Shapiro announces his picks for state inspector general and secretary of the Department of General Services.

News & Politics

Politics

Josh Shapiro hires longtime aide Dana Fritz as chief of staff

Serving as Shapiro’s top adviser, Fritz will help build a new administration in Harrisburg.

Campaigns & Elections

Politics

Patriot Polling, the brainchild of teenagers, is making its mark on the political surveying landscape

How two high school students formed their own polling firm and captured the eye of the nation’s polling pros.

Capitol Beat

Politics

Select committee investigating Larry Krasner releases final recommendations

The committee’s report includes calls to increase police funding and allow recall elections in Philadelphia.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

Dana Brown is elevating women’s voices in politics, one student at a time

The head of Chatham University’s Center for Women and Politics took a shell of an operation and gave it life.

News & Politics

Opinion

Editor’s Note: What Jim Kenney can learn from Eric Adams

If Philly is expecting even more migrants, better take some notes from New York City – on what not to do.

Satire/Odd News

Personality

Thanksgiving may be over, but we’re still having fun with the holiday

Harvesting, stuffing, curing … We imagine what Pennsylvania pols are grateful for this season.

Power List

Power Lists

The Pennsylvania Power of Diversity: Women 100

Meet Pennsylvania’s most influential female leaders.

Capitol Beat

Politics

Senate Republicans say they will begin Krasner impeachment process next week

Republican lawmakers are aiming to hold the impeachment trial in January.