General Assembly
Capitol Beat
9 takeaways from Pennsylvania’s 2024-25 state budget
City & State’s guide to what is – and isn’t – being funded over the next fiscal year.
Capitol Beat
10 bills passed by PA lawmakers this budget cycle
As budget negotiations continue, state lawmakers have kept busy by passing a flurry of bills.
Energy
Opinion: Pennsylvania’s energy past could be its energy future
State Rep. Tom Mehaffie explains why lawmakers are relaunching the Pennsylvania Nuclear Energy Caucus.
Capitol Beat
PA Senate advances bill seeking to discourage divestments from Israel
The bill would prohibit state funds from divesting from Israel and penalize colleges and universities that seek to do the same.
News & Politics
Capital Numbers Games
A look at the issues in play in this year’s state budget negotiations
Education
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: 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.
Interviews & Profiles
A Q&A with Department of Aging Secretary Jason Kavulich
Kavulich talks with City & State about the department’s new 10-year strategic plan.
Capitol Beat
Five for Friday: Skill Game Summer
What to know about the status of the controversial gaming machines in the commonwealth.
News & Politics
Gov. Shapiro signs distracted driving bill into law
Under the new law, using a mobile device while driving will be a summary offense in Pennsylvania.
Campaigns & Elections
19 for Friday: PA pols’ reax to Trump guilty verdict
We gather more than 20 reactions to Trump’s historic guilty verdict in a hush money trial.
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Policy
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.
Capitol Beat
PA House narrowly approves 7-day pre-canvassing bill
After a spirited debate, House lawmakers advanced a bill that would give election administrators more time to pre-canvass mail ballots.
Capitol Beat
Khalid Mumin talks education funding, PASS scholarships at press club speech
Pennsylvania’s secretary of education was a featured speaker at Monday’s Pennsylvania Press Club lunch.
Events
‘We can move the needle’: Leaders converge in Harrisburg for 2024 PA Energy Summit
Lawmakers, labor leaders and energy industry stakeholders met for the half-day conference.
Criminal Justice
Opinion: Pennsylvania should make ‘Little Scandinavia’ at SCI Chester permanent
The pilot project represents a groundbreaking shift towards a more humane, rehabilitative prison system.
Technology
‘We are now entering a brave new world’: PA House passes AI disclosure bill
Lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House voted 146-54 to approve a bill requiring disclosures on content generated by artificial intelligence.
Capitol Beat
Josh Shapiro calls on PA Senate to pass medical debt relief legislation
The governor’s 2024-25 budget calls for a $4M investment in medical debt relief.
General Assembly
PA House GOP lawmakers plan to pursue expanded voter ID
Republicans say they will use a legislative maneuver to force a floor vote on the measure.
