Opinion

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.

Environment

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Opinion: The effort to protect communities from PFAS must include a way forward for manufacturers as well

Finding a balance between a forever chemical-free environment and a productive economy has proven elusive thus far, but there are viable options.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Men of America, get over yourselves

A vote for Kamala Harris is a vote for the country’s first female leader – and for sanity, competence, humanity and old-fashioned American ideals.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Reopening Three Mile Island Unit 1 would re-energize Central PA

The head of the Pennsylvania State Building & Construction Trades Council explains why recent developments will creat a win-win situation in the region.

Politics

Opinion

Opinion: Haitian Americans must battle xenophobia to win freedom and political power

In the wake of the continued demonization of immigrant communities, a Haitian-born nonprofit leader advocates for a way forward.

Campaigns & Elections

Opinion

Commentary: What will be this year’s ‘October Surprise’?

Elected leaders and political campaigns alike are spooked by the specter of unearthed revelations that could change the dynamics of the presidential race.

Health Care

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Opinion: Congressional priorities need to include Pharmacy Benefit Manager reform

A state senator lays out the case for reining in the outsized power that pharmacy benefit managers have over prescription drug prices for Americans.

economy

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Paid family leave is the right answer for PA families – and the commonwealth itself

Providing such a benefit will make the state a leader in the nation and even more attractive to young families.

economy

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Opinion: New pipeline safety rules must be enacted for the health of current and future generations

The regulations for natural gas pipelines are badly outdated and imperil both people and the environment.

Opinion

Opinion

Opinion: Latest round of bad news show that 2024 remains crunch time for Penn Highlands

If the health system cannot emerge from its financial morass, the lives and livelihoods of millions of Pennsylvanians may be in jeopardy.

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.

Politics

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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.

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.

Capitol Beat

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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.

Energy

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

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

Education

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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.

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.

Commentary

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

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

News & Politics

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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.

News & Politics

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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.