Opinion
Politics
Opinion: The SNAP decision: Why and how cuts will hurt recipients, farmers and PA’s economy
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program has deep roots in Pennsylvania that need to be tended, not trimmed.
Politics
Opinion: Don’t turn off federal funding for clean energy initiatives in PA
From better-paying jobs to improving schools, there is no shortage of examples why Congress must protect clean energy funding incentives.
Politics
Opinion: PA gets closer to sounding death knell for death penalty
A growing consensus among state politicians seems to signal a paradigm shift on capital punishment.
News & Politics
Opinion: Apprenticeships, clean energy and tax credits make powerful economic sense
Any federal policy that disrupts investments in hydrogen threatens not just energy projects, but the workers behind them.
Opinion
Opinion: Philly landlords should embrace new legislation, not fight it
The Safe Healthy Homes Act should be championed by lessors as well as lessees.
Energy
Opinion: Pennsylvania must energize efforts to regulate its oil and gas industry
The majority chair of the Pennsylvania House Environmental Committee lays out what’s at stake if efforts aren’t improved and increased.
Campaigns & Elections
Opinion: To win again, Democrats must ‘make life better’ for all Americans
State Rep. and Democratic National Committee Vice Chair Malcolm Kenyatta on what the party needs going forward – and what he is doing to make that happen.
Opinion
Opinion: Privatizing Pittsburgh’s water utility is a win-win
An op-ed explains how the failures of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority – and the successes of water utility privatization efforts elsewhere – have laid the groundwork for a sea change.
Politics
Opinion: All of us pay the price for underfunding public defense
For the people who need it but can’t get it, overburdened public defenders and the taxpayers funding unnecessary detentions, change is needed now.
Opinion
Opinion: First responders are sounding the alarm on opioids
The executive director of the Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association makes the case for taking the next step to save lives.
Health Care
Opinion: It’s time to Washington-proof your health care
State Rep. Tarik Khan explains how Democrats in Harrisburg are working to protect access to health care.
News & Politics
Opinion: SNAP judgment: We aren’t doing enough to help food-insecure Pennsylvanians
Taking the challenge to live on the average $6/day food benefits program underscores the struggle faced by millions of Americans to feed themselves and their loved ones.
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Capitol Beat
Opinion: Paid leave for Pennsylvanians is an opportunity to put politics aside
A bipartisan duo makes the case for the General Assembly to pass the Family Care Act.
Criminal Justice
Opinion: Investing in public defenders is essential for justice to be served
Providing additional resources to represent indigent people is a cost-effective way to improve lives and communities.
Opinion
Opinion: Why U.S. Sens. Fetterman, McCormick must vote ‘No’ on RFK Jr.
The body of evidence is overwhelming: To confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead our nation’s Health & Human Services Department is to condemn our citizens to a world of harm.
Opinion
Biden’s farewell address shows how much was accomplished, how much is left to do
President Joe Biden’s final speech to the nation underscored the transformative nature of his presidency.
Opinion
Opinion: As Trump’s second term approaches, Pennsylvania must choose community over chaos
The executive director of the state’s ACLU explains what is at stake for Pennsylvanians – and how they can fight for it – once Donald Trump takes office in January.
Health Care
Opinion: We must protect vaccines
Making the case for why the meningococcal vaccine schedule for children should remain unchanged.
Opinion
Opinion: How election night went from the Super Bowl of politics to the World Series
Until four years ago, you could usually go to sleep by midnight and know who won the presidency. Now, it’s likely to be a much longer and drawn-out slugfest.
Opinion
Opinion: Endorsement-gate and the inherent danger of the billionaire newspaper owner
Recent controversial decisions by the owners of The Washington Post and Los Angeles Times are a reminder of the growing pileup of publications owned by failing hobbyist media magnates.
