(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania state Rep. Matt Gergely died over the weekend. He was 45. No cause of death was immediately given. The second-term Democratic lawmaker represents a district in the Mon Valley, southeast of Pittsburgh. Before joining the state House in 2023, he served as the chief revenue […]
Skill games regulation back on the table
(The Center Square) – A multi-year push to regulate and tax skill games in Pennsylvania got a jumpstart this week from its most vocal legislative proponent. Sen. Gene Yaw, R-Williamsport, began circulating a cosponsorship memo for his $300 million plan to officially legalize the machines in private clubs and small […]
Central Bucks School Board members use Signal for official business, evading public disclosure laws
In its haste to hire a new solicitor and undo some of the policies of the previous Republican-led board, the Democratic majority board that took control of the Central Bucks School District (CBSD) in 2023 allegedly violated the Sunshine Act. That’s the contention of a lawsuit filed by residents John […]
Forward Party looks ahead after 2024 election lessons learned
(The Center Square) — As Democrats and Republicans analyze their wins and losses after the November election, one alternative party believes their long-term strategy is beginning to pay off. The Forward Party, founded by former Democratic 2020 presidential candidate Andrew Yang, stepped into the gap created by a polarized America […]
Judge’s donations from campaign committee raise ethical issues and questions
A Chester County judge, shortly after she was sworn in on the bench, made donations from her own campaign finance committee to other political committees, a move that could be viewed by some as a conflict of interest — or at least as ethically questionable. Yet the judge, Fredda Lewis […]
Lange silences Willistown taxpayer despite Sunshine Act, gets sued
“Over the last several years, our board has been criticized for not being transparent on a variety of issues — everything from open space to the budget,” Willistown Township Board of Supervisors Chairman Bob Lange admitted at a December 16 board meeting. What he did next didn’t dispel the notion. […]
Allegiance: A tale of two threatened Pennsylvania steel companies
(The Center Square) – Federal interference threatened operations for two Pennsylvania steel companies this year. The allies on the battlefield, however, looked a lot different – a fact that’s left critics questioning Gov. Josh Shapiro’s allegiances. When the Biden administration’s energy efficiency regulation for distribution transformers threatened to shutter a […]
Rural schools find security in armed educators
The South Side School District Board of Directors voted unanimously in October to approve several staff, including the superintendent and a principal, to act simultaneously as school police officers. Located in rural Beaver County, there is not a local police department to support the district and the response time for […]
Presler to Fetterman: He’s welcome in the GOP
When Republican voter registration activist Scott Presler ran into U.S. Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) at the Pennsylvania Farm Show in Harrisburg on Friday, he had a message for the Keystone State pol. There are a lot of Fetterman fanboys in the GOP. While chatting with the Democratic senator, Presler told […]
Evenly divided state House opens new session with pledges of bipartisan cooperation
(The Center Square) – One member down, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives struck an, at times, somber yet congenial bipartisan tone as they opened the 209th legislative session. Rep. Matt Gergley, D-McKeesport, remains hospitalized in Allegheny County following a medical emergency he suffered over the holiday, leaving the chamber evenly […]