General Assembly

Policy

Junk fees, corporate taxes and boot camps: 5 bills advanced by PA lawmakers this week

City & State rounds up some of the major proposals considered in Harrisburg to close out June.

  • By Justin Sweitzer

Technology

Policy

As Amazon moves in, lawmakers weigh innovation vs. oversight in AI policy

The efforts to make the commonwealth into an artificial intelligence powerhouse have plenty of upside and risk to go around.

  • By Justin Sweitzer

Energy

Policy

‘Pennsylvania is on the rise’: state and business leaders celebrate plans to reopen Three Mile Island nuclear reactor

Constellation says the rebranded Crane Clean Energy Center could open as soon as 2027.

  • By Justin Sweitzer

Transportation

Policy

Losing their routes: PA’s transit funding crisis looms over rural systems

After years of ridership and funding issues, rural transit systems hope lawmakers will pony up so they can avoid service cuts.

  • By Harrison Cann

News & Politics

Policy

Democrats look to the state Senate again after passing transit funding out of the House

House Bill 1364 passed the state House Tuesday by a vote of 107-96.

  • By Harrison Cann

Budget

Policy

Philly’s $6.8 billion budget by the numbers

Mayor Parker got final approval for her major H.O.M.E. initiative aimed at increasing affordable housing

  • By Harrison Cann

Technology

Policy

‘All in on AI’: Shapiro, Amazon announce $20B AI investment in Pennsylvania

Gov. Josh Shapiro said the investment is the largest private-sector investment in the history of the commonwealth.

  • By Justin Sweitzer

News & Politics

Policy

PA senators approve bill banning TikTok from state devices

The bill would prohibit TikTok and other successor apps from being installed on electronic devices bought with state dollars.

  • By Justin Sweitzer

Policy

Policy

New investigation shows the ivory trade is alive and well in PA

Following the investigation, state lawmakers are looking to ban the sale of ivory and similar animal products in the commonwealth.

  • By Justin Sweitzer

Budget

Policy

5 things to know about Pennsylvania’s budget timeline

City & State’s primer on the timeline for passing a state budget in Harrisburg.

  • By Justin Sweitzer

Health Care

Policy

Pennsylvania caregivers sound the alarm on a worsening workforce crisis

Potential cuts to Medicaid could further complicate an already dire situation.

  • By Justin Sweitzer

Policy

Policy

Calls to increase SEPTA funding continue ahead of public hearings

Local electeds and transit advocates continue calls for consistent funding

  • By Harrison Cann

Labor

Policy

Pennsylvania turns to AI to speed up hiring process

The commonwealth aims to bring the time it takes to hire a new employee down to under 50 days

  • By SPECIAL TO CITY & STATE

Campaigns & Elections

Policy

Four for Friday: Harrisburg happenings

State lawmakers advanced bills to legalize recreational cannabis and fund private school scholarships to kick off the month of May.

  • By City & State

Health Care

Policy

State lawmakers and health experts debate how to save PA hospitals

During a State Senate Institutional Sustainability and Innovation Committee hearing, panelists laid bare the challenges and offered solutions

  • By Hilary Danailova

Education

Policy

School voucher debate returns to Harrisburg

The Pennsylvania Senate Education Committee advanced a bill on Tuesday that would create a private school scholarship program.

  • By Justin Sweitzer

Capitol Beat

Policy

Cannabis legalization bill advances in Pennsylvania House

Lawmakers on the House Health Committee voted 14-12 to advance the bill.

  • By Justin Sweitzer

Transportation

Policy

Democrats introduce ‘Transit For All PA’ legislative package as potential lifeline for SEPTA, PRT

The legislative packages introduced in the state House and Senate seek to more ‘dedicated, reliable funding’ for transit statewide

  • By Harrison Cann

Capitol Beat

Policy

Winging it: How government agencies are fighting bird flu

COVID, quarantines, worst- and best-case scenarios: behind the scenes of Pennsylvania’s fight against avian flu and the next pandemic.

  • By Justin Sweitzer

Health Care

Policy

For PA’s eds & meds, a funding crisis upends work, healthcare and the economy

As the Trump administration continues its war on higher education and research, public health stakeholders are sounding the alarm over the damage to come.

  • By Harrison Cann
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