Health Care

Personality

Q&A with state Rep. Rick Krajewski

A keynote speaker at the Greater Philadelphia Healthcare Summit previews the event and his policy priorities

Philadelphia

Policy

Proposed supervised-injection legislation roils Philadelphia City Council

The bill would ban supervised injection sites from every district except one covering West and Southwest Philadelphia.

Campaigns & Elections

Opinion

Opinion: PA’s 2023 election provides a chance to protect abortion for years to come

Planned Parenthood PA PAC Executive Director Signe Espinoza writes that 2023 is not an off-year election.

Gun Control

Policy

Mary Gay Scanlon joins Philly advocates in calling for assault weapons ban

The Democratic congresswoman met with gun control and public school advocates in Philadelphia Thursday

Capitol Beat

Policy

The primer: Understanding how state funding for pregnancy care is going to change in 2024 – and why it matters

What the state’s decision to move away from crisis pregnancy centers means for the future of care in the commonwealth.

Education

Personality

A Q&A with Dave Argall

The Republican state senator and chair of the chamber’s education committee discusses the education funding trial and the state’s path forward

Capitol Beat

Politics

‘Today is a day to celebrate’: PA officials tout universal school breakfast program

All schools in the commonwealth will be able to provide free breakfast to students beginning this year.

Health Care

Personality

The CSPA Q&A: Allegheny County Human Services Director Erin Dalton

Dalton spoke with City & State about the challenges facing the county’s vulnerable populations ahead of the Greater Pittsburgh Healthcare Summit.

Events

Personality

The CSPA Q&A: State Rep. Arvind Venkat

The freshman lawmaker – and emergency room physician – spoke with City & State ahead of the Greater Pittsburgh Healthcare Summit

Events

Personality

The CSPA Q&A: House Health Committee Chair Dan Frankel

The Allegheny County Democrat spoke with City & State ahead of the Greater Pittsburgh Healthcare Summit

Health Care

Opinion

Opinion: Policymakers should change course on xylazine

Peer support should be encouraged as an inexpensive intervention for addiction.

Technology

Policy

Experts: Pennsylvania missed identifying thousands of unserved internet areas

The Broadband Development Authority could cause the state to lose out on millions in federal funding by failing to identify broadband needs.

News & Politics

Policy

5 things you may have missed in Harrisburg this week

From Gov. Josh Shapiro signing his first bill to a flurry of action in the House and Senate, there was a lot that went down this week.

News & Politics

Policy

Josh Shapiro signs bill eliminating out-of-pocket costs for some breast cancer screenings

The new law will require insurers to cover one breast screening per year for women at a high risk for cancer.

Capitol Beat

Policy

Shapiro puts ‘tranq’ on the controlled substances list

The governor also reaffirmed his opposition to safe injection sites.

Policy

Opinion

Opinion: Sex education is the elephant in our classrooms

Outdated curriculums, erratic guidelines and unenforceable state standards contribute to Pennsylvania's educational shortcomings.

Interviews & Profiles

Personality

A Q&A with Admiral Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania’s former Secretary of Health

The U.S. assistant secretary for health addresses the opioid crisis, PA’s COVID-19 response and more.

Editor's Note

Opinion

Editor’s Note: Pennsylvania politicians must do more to combat the opioid epidemic

U.S. Rep. Madeleine Dean’s story is a testament to overcoming incredible odds.

Health Care

Policy

Nurses needed now: Solutions to a long-running staffing crisis have been hard to come by.

Hospitals and nursing homes hope turnover in Harrisburg means change for the struggling industry.

Education

Policy

Pennsylvania joins several other states in pushing for universal free breakfasts for kids

Lawmakers nationwide are passing bills that would make free school meals permanent following the end of a federal pandemic-era program.