Artificial Intelligence
Policy
5 takeaways from new state government report on AI
The report outlines a series of recommendations for AI use and adoption.
Artificial Intelligence
Policy
PA lawmakers show bipartisan interest in standards for data centers
Gov. Josh Shapiro called on lawmakers to enact standards for data center developers.
Budget
Policy
9 things to know about Josh Shapiro’s $53.3B budget proposal
Shapiro revisited past priorities and eyed new goals in an hour-long budget address.
Economic Development
Policy
Ask The Experts: Revitalizing Downtown Harrisburg
City & State talks with local leaders about plans to breathe new life into Harrisburg’s local economy.
Housing
Policy
Mayor Cherelle Parker unveils plans for modular housing factory in North Philadelphia
The announcement comes a day after Parker shared plans to redevelop an apartment complex in West Philadelphia
Business
Policy
‘Waiting for clarity’: Philadelphia region’s uncertain business climate tied to policy uncertainty
A Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia survey finds that health care and social assistance sector are driving job growth
Capitol Beat
Policy
PA Senate lawmakers reelect Kim Ward as president pro tempore
Ward was praised by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle as she was reelected to lead the upper chamber.
Policy
Policy
City & State's 5 for 2025: For PA immigrants, uncertainty, fear and resilience are the order of the day
As the year comes to an end, we look back at some staff and reader favorites from our reporting over the past 12 months.
General Assembly
Policy
A Q&A with PA House Republican Leader Jesse Topper
Topper talks state budget victories, navigating a divided General Assembly, and his top goals for 2026.
Energy
Policy
Year-end Q&A with Senate Pro Tempore Kim Ward
Ward discussed significant policy wins, legislation left on the table and what Harrisburg will be focused on heading into 2026.
Interviews & Profiles
Policy
A Q&A with PA House Speaker Joanna McClinton
McClinton discusses the 2025-26 state budget, the CROWN Act and the need to address transit funding.
Education
Policy
City & State's 5 for 2025: As AI enters Pennsylvania classrooms, teachers and students face a learning curve
As the year comes to an end, we look back at some staff and reader favorites from our reporting over the past 12 months.
Healthcare
Policy
Proposed reproductive rights legislation would tackle decades-old state mandates
Lawmakers and advocates are debating which of the commonwealth’s web of abortion requirements are hindrances – or safeguards.
Analysis
Policy
City & State's 5 for 2025: Winging it: How government agencies are fighting bird flu
As the year comes to an end, we look back at some staff and reader favorites from our reporting over the past 12 months.
Education
Policy
Trump administration efforts to end DOE get failing grade from PA educators
Teachers say commonwealth classrooms will suffer if the Trump administration guts the federal Department of Education, which funds numerous key programs as well as student loans, while conservatives say the move will return resources to the states
Philadelphia
Policy
Philly City Council ends the year pushing back against Mayor Parker
Council moved forward with new bond language for Parker’s ambitious housing plan
Technology
Policy
As AI enters Pennsylvania classrooms, teachers and students face a learning curve
Pennsylvania schools are racing to determine the role artificial intelligence should play in education – and when.
Technology
Policy
PA businesses are all in on AI
With $90 billion in investments on the horizon, the commonwealth is positioning itself as a leader in artificial intelligence.
Business
Policy
Private acquisition of municipal water system is under a new spotlight as utility giants plan to merge
As the systems that handle the commonwealth’s water continue to age, the answer to how to maintain them increasingly seems to be found in the private sector.
Capitol Beat
Policy