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Congressman Dan Meuser opts against run for governor in 2026
The Republican congressman appeared to secure the support of President Donald Trump earlier this year.
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Opinion
Funding transit is essential to the justice system
The chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association makes the case for how public transportation is key to providing people with access to the courts.
Technology
Policy
Pennsylvania is a Top 3 state for government AI readiness
A new analysis from Code For America says the commonwealth’s proactive approach to AI “positions it as a leader in responsible AI adoption and innovation.”
U.S. Congress
Politics
By the numbers: The key figures contained in the One Big Beautiful Bill
While supporters and critics spar over the myriad impacts from the recently passed reconciliation bill – a cornerstone of President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda – City & State focuses on the numbers behind the bill.
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Politics
Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker announces trash collection ‘pause’ with city worker strike imminent
A work stoppage will impact city services from the sanitation and water departments to swimming pools and emergency services
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Politics
The bus stops here: A nationwide effort to oppose the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ rolls into Harrisburg
Democratic lawmakers and advocates fear the GOP-led legislation will hurt the most vulnerable.
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Policy
Democrats look to the state Senate again after passing transit funding out of the House
House Bill 1364 passed the state House Tuesday by a vote of 107-96.
Philadelphia
Politics
Weekend roundup: ‘No Kings’ protests large and small pop up across Pennsylvania
From Philly to Pittsburgh and in towns and suburbs in between, people showed up in droves on Saturday to protest the Trump administration.
Immigration
Politics
10 days after DHS ‘sanctuary’ list deletion, PA officials bemused, unfazed
Amid confusion over a retracted federal list threatening funding cuts to jurisdictions that protect immigrants, local officials across the commonwealth are taking a wait-and-see approach.
Technology
Policy
‘All in on AI’: Shapiro, Amazon announce $20B AI investment in Pennsylvania
Gov. Josh Shapiro said the investment is the largest private-sector investment in the history of the commonwealth.
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Politics
With an eye on judicial elections, conservative activist Scott Presler leads voter training in PA
Presler talked about the importance of registering more GOP voters and winning elections in 2025 and 2026.
Budget
Politics
Four for Friday: Focusing on Philly’s finances
City Council gave initial approval to a $6.8 billion city budget Thursday
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Opinion
Opinion: Apprenticeships, clean energy and tax credits make powerful economic sense
Any federal policy that disrupts investments in hydrogen threatens not just energy projects, but the workers behind them.
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Politics
Shapiro sues USDA over federal cuts to farm and food bank funding
The action by the federal Department of Agriculture is among several federal cuts to nutrition programs in the state.
News & Politics
Policy
PA senators approve bill banning TikTok from state devices
The bill would prohibit TikTok and other successor apps from being installed on electronic devices bought with state dollars.
Policy
Policy
New investigation shows the ivory trade is alive and well in PA
Following the investigation, state lawmakers are looking to ban the sale of ivory and similar animal products in the commonwealth.
Josh Shapiro
Politics
For bipartisan group of PA politicos, a decades-long Shapiro connection
Some of the commonwealth’s political powerhouses have longstanding relationships with the commonwealth’s chief executive.
U.S. Congress
Politics
Fetterman and McCormick talk U.S. Steel, foreign policy, ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ and more
The commonwealth’s two U.S. senators discussed economic issues impacting Pennsylvania at The Senate Project event in Boston.
Opinion
Opinion
Opinion: Philly landlords should embrace new legislation, not fight it
The Safe Healthy Homes Act should be championed by lessors as well as lessees.
News & Politics
Personality