Policy
Policy
U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick’s red tape-cutting efforts take center stage in Philadelphia
The senator convened politicians and industry stakeholders at Temple University to brainstorm ways to improve Pennsylvania’s business climate.
Skill Games
Policy
What to know as Pennsylvania’s skill games deadline takes effect
Pennsylvania law enforcement will begin enforcement against skill game machines on Oct. 14.
Philadelphia
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New report details the impact immigrants have on Philadelphia’s population and economy
Philadelphia’s Welcoming Center examines the critical economic contributions of the region’s immigrants – and the effects of current federal immigration policies.
General Assembly
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‘Put it up for a vote’: As enforcement looms, supporters urge lawmakers to save skill games
A state court ruling will soon subject operators of unregulated skill machines to criminal prosecution unless lawmakers step in to regulate them.
Education
Policy
Ages of uncertainty
How the state, and its stakeholders, are strategizing around the slow-motion fallout of a rapidly aging population, a shrinking workforce pool and decreasing birth rates.
Capitol Beat
Policy
State health officials pause disease-control strategy proposal
The move, allowing consideration of some 10,000 public comments, comes as the commonwealth battles a historic measles outbreak that now surpasses 900 cases.
Dave Sunday
Policy
Dave Sunday urges businesses to remove skill game machines ahead of October deadline
Businesses that operate skill game machines after the Oct. 13 deadline could face criminal prosecution and machine seizures, the attorney general said.
Criminal Justice
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Senate Democrats weigh adult-use cannabis options during Philadelphia hearing
The event coincided with Black Cannabis Week and the Cannabis Opportunities Conference in Philadelphia
Philadelphia
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Philadelphia City Council calls on state lawmakers to address automated license plate readers
Councilmembers also find themselves on dueling sides of the trash disposal debate
Healthcare
Policy
New ACA rates pinching Pennie’s users
On the heels of historic 2026 rate increases for state health insurance marketplace plans, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department announced sharply higher rates for 2027 coverage
Josh Shapiro
Policy
‘We cannot ignore the warning signs’: Shapiro pushes federal government to act on AI
The governor criticized President Donald Trump and U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson for failing to prioritize AI regulations in Washington, D.C.
Education
Policy
Report: Teacher shortages hitting both rural and urban school districts
The Center for Rural Pennsylvania released a report showing a 67% decrease in individuals receiving teacher certifications
Agriculture
Policy
PA farmers, plagued by bumper crop of crises, turn to legislators for help
Legislators aim to ease the challenges facing commonwealth farmers, from soaring fertilizer and diesel prices to a freakish freeze and a shortage of immigrant labor.
health policy
Policy
As PA measles outbreak intensifies, so does the political polarization around it
Following the very public spat between Gov. Josh Shapiro and federal health czar RFK Jr., conservatives and public-health experts are fighting over the veracity of the state’s reported measles deaths
Technology
Policy
Flock blockers: 5 proposals seeking to regulate Flock cameras and ALPRs in Pennsylvania
Lawmakers in the General Assembly plan to introduce a number of bills looking to regulate automated license plate reader technology in Pennsylvania.
Josh Shapiro
Policy
X marks the spat: Shapiro, RFK Jr. needle each other online over measles outbreak
While the governor urged Pennsylvanians to get vaccinated, public health officials expressed alarm over the HHS secretary’s latest anti-vaccine rhetoric
Dave Sunday
Policy
‘These are changes that matter’: Pennsylvania will receive over $500 million from Meta settlement
Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday said the settlement agreement marks a new beginning for the social media industry.
Policy
Policy
Connecting the dots: PA health officials battle historic measles outbreak
Thousands have been vaccinated, but cases are rising fast in an outbreak centered in Lancaster County
General Assembly
Policy
Flocked and loaded: Pennsylvania lawmakers look to regulate license plate-reading cameras
Amid heightened anxieties and a nationwide outcry over the use of automated license plate readers, state legislators are introducing bills to regulate so-called Flock cameras.
Technology
Policy