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Entertainment
‘Ateball,’ ‘Bosbich,’ and more rejected Pennsylvania vanity plates
From the puerile to the racist, countless personalized license plate applications are denied daily by PennDOT.
Entertainment
March Madness is inescapable – even in the political arena
City & State defines some terminology for you ahead of the Big Dance – and puts a commonwealth twist on it.
News & Politics
Mike Zabel faces calls to resign following sexual harassment allegations
An SEIU lobbyist and an anonymous state representative have accused Zabel of harassment.
Satire/Odd News
How can you make an Oscar-nominated movie even better? Add more Pennsylvania to it.
Ahead of the Academy Awards this year, here are some City & State-inspired remakes of Hollywood’s best on the big screen.
Satire/Odd News
‘Better Know A District,’ City & State style
A smattering of political chatter from around the Keystone State
News & Politics
Mudslinging taints Allegheny County Council race
Bethany Hallam and Joanna Doven have been trading barbs on social media.
Satire/Odd News
What’s in and out this year
Here’s what’s politically hot – and not – in 2023.
Satire/Odd News
2023 & Me: Fake ‘family’ connections we wish were the real deal
We shook the state’s political family tree and came up with some fanciful findings.
Capitol Beat
Get to know your lawmaker: We asked Harrisburg newbies rapid-fire questions to quickly get acquainted
Here are 15 questions asked of the new members in the state Capitol.
News & Politics
In email, GOP warns members against accepting deals from Dems ahead of House speaker vote
Democrats did not confirm or deny whether they had made any offers to Republican members.
Winners & Losers
City & State’s biggest Winners & Losers of 2022
Who’s up and who’s down this year?
Satire/Odd News
Spotify Wrapped: The PA Politics Edition
We imagined what artists and hit songs would have topped the charts in 2022.
Campaigns & Elections
What October surprises could derail Pennsylvania’s biggest political runs?
City & State imagines what unexpected events could turn some of this year’s campaigns upside down.
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News & Politics
Posting their way to power: How PA politicos are using social media to boost their brands.
This new trend in political campaigns is changing the game – for better or for worse.
News & Politics
Shapiro, Philly officials blast Mastriano for Confederate uniform faculty photo
The GOP nominee for governor is getting hammered from all sides for a 2014 photo in which he wore a Confederate Army soldier's uniform.
Congress
Matt Cartwright to shell out six figures on two new TV spots
His opponent, Republican Jim Bognet, released an ad of his own this week ahead of a visit from Joe Biden.
News & Politics
This week’s headlines: Oz takes the offensive and Perry sues the DOJ
Here is a roundup of the week’s hottest political news.
Education
Pennsylvania pols react to Biden’s student loan cancellation plan
The Biden administration announced a plan to offer debt relief, drawing both praise and protest from many.
This week's headlines
This week’s headlines: Oz goes viral over crudités and Mastriano challenges Shapiro to multiple debates
Here is a roundup of the week’s hottest political news.
Campaigns & Elections
