Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: With Biden out, Kamala Harris can make history with her own VP pick

By picking a woman as her running mate, the current vice president and potential Democratic presidential nominee should pick Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer for a truly ceiling-shattering ticket.

  • By Tom Allon

Politics

Opinion

Opinion: The Biden intervention

City & State’s founder imagines a scenario where the president gets told the truth about the election and what he needs to do to save the country.

  • By Tom Allon

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Let’s clear the air on politics and Parkinson’s

Take it from one who knows first-hand: Being diagnosed with the disease and being fully committed to a career – even at the presidential level – are not mutually exclusive.

  • By Ed Rendell

Capitol Beat

Opinion

Opinion: To keep gun violence down in Philadelphia, invest in crime victims

In an op-ed, Yolanda Jennings writes that Trauma Recovery Centers are a model proven to help survivors heal from crime and violence.

  • By Yolanda Jennings

Energy

Opinion

Opinion: Pennsylvania’s energy past could be its energy future

State Rep. Tom Mehaffie explains why lawmakers are relaunching the Pennsylvania Nuclear Energy Caucus.

  • By Tom Mehaffie

Education

Opinion

Opinion: Investing in education is the keystone to Pennsylvania’s future

As debate continues to swirl around how – and how much – to pay for necessary investments in schooling in the commonwealth, there are clear paths forward.

  • By Brooks Bowden

Health Care

Opinion

Opinion: PA’s long-term care centers are rapidly shuttering – here’s how to save them

A staffer at a soon-to-close Pittsburgh nursing home urges lawmakers to pass legislation to prevent more closures.

  • By Cristine Williams

Commentary

Opinion

Commentary: It’s make-or-break time for Penn Highlands Healthcare

One of the commonwealth’s key health systems faces an uncertain prognosis.

  • By Gary Anderson and Seth Higgins

News & Politics

Opinion

Opinion: The Department of Environmental Protection needs to be protected from underfunding and understaffing

The majority chair of the Pennsylvania House Environmental Resource and Energy Committee outlines the crisis in the making at this crucial state agency.

  • By Greg Vitali

News & Politics

Opinion

Opinion: Congress must take action to ensure and expand voting rights

Philadelphia City Councilmember Nicolas O’Rourke writes that federal lawmakers hold the key to safeguarding voting rights.

  • By Nicolas O'Rourke

Policy

Opinion

Opinion: Why Gov. Josh Shapiro’s PRESS initiative is a boon for PA’s energy sector

Leaders from Exact Solar and the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia examine how a new plan could empower PA’s energy future.

  • By Devi Ramkissoon, Doug Edwards and Aaron Nichols

Budget

Opinion

Opinion: Fund Whole-Home Repairs and help PA homeowners

The president of Low Country Building Solutions speaks on the need for Whole-Home Repairs funding.

  • By Mona Minnie

Criminal Justice

Opinion

Opinion: Pennsylvania should make ‘Little Scandinavia’ at SCI Chester permanent

The pilot project represents a groundbreaking shift towards a more humane, rehabilitative prison system.

  • By Ben Waxman

U.S. Congress

Opinion

Opinion: Congress should match food retailers’ commitment to women, infants and children

A program that helps millions of families access healthy food could face a $1 billion shortfall – if Congress fails to act.

  • By Alex Baloga

Philadelphia

Opinion

Opinion: After 25 years of stagnation, it’s time to raise the minimum wage

The president of Philadelphia City Council makes the case for why state legislators must finally make progress on this key threshold.

  • By Kenyatta Johnson

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Time for a full stop on marijuana arrests in Pennsylvania

As state lawmakers debate cannabis legalization, advocates say they should bring an end to cannabis-related arrests in the commonwealth.

  • By Chris Goldstein and Jeff Riedy

Philadelphia

Opinion

Opinion: Elected leaders must act now to save the SS United States

Facing eviction, the historic vessel known as "America's Flagship" is in need of a new home.

  • By Susan Gibbs

Philadelphia

Opinion

Federal funds are needed for Philly to become our nation’s biggest green city

Urban forestry initiatives have begun benefitting underserved communities

  • By Julie Slavet and Molly Parzen

Opinion

Liz Magill resigned; now comes the hard part for higher education

The now-former Penn president's exit does nothing to provide clarity on what comes next in the battle against antisemitism and for free speech.

  • By Greg Salisbury

Politics

Opinion

Opinion: The Pennsylvania Society is needed – now, more than ever

Two former governors weigh in on the essential role the annual weekend plays in the state’s political ecosystem.

  • By Ed Rendell and Tom Ridge
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