Fixing tax code flaws and returning money to taxpayers could help average Pennsylvanians and jump-start the economy.
By Peter Mihalick
Candidate Spotlight: U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick on ideological unity
Incumbent Brian Fitzpatrick, serving Pennsylvania’s first congressional district, talks ideological unity.
From The Editors.
On Inflation Reduction Act, Pennsylvania’s two senators are divided
As the Inflation Reduction Act goes from the U.S. Senate to the House, Pennsylvania’s senators disagree on the bill’s consequences.
By Anthony Hennen
Congressional Candidate Spotlight: Outward Migration
Pennsylvania’s candidates for U.S. Congress weigh in on issues of outward migration.
From The Editors.
Toomey: Gun control deal still possible
U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) believes lawmakers are the closest to reaching a bipartisan agreement on gun control laws since he has been in the Senate.
By Isaac Avilucea
Wally Zimolong: The Supreme Court slows the spread of the administrative state
Voters unhappy with the power of federal agencies should demand elected officials pass legislation that reigns in the administrative state once and for all.
By Wally Zimolong
Erica Jedynak + Ashley Klingensmith: Americans simply do not trust lawmakers’ ‘human infrastructure’ package
The mega-bill proposed by Democrats in Congress is chocked full of special interest giveaways. Polls show voters don’t trust it.
By Erica Jedynak and Ashley Klingensmith
Howard Lurie: Gov. Wolf has no role in drawing the state’s congressional district lines
The Pennsylvania Legislature is charged with drawing the congressional district lines – not the governor. It should not surrender its authority to him.
By Howard Lurie
Rep. Malinowski bought, sold up to $1 million in companies with a stake in pandemic response
U.S. Rep. Tom Malinowski “bought or sold as much as $1 million of stock in medical and tech companies” with “a stake” in the COVID-19 pandemic response.
By Todd DeFeo
Charles F. McElwee: John Heinz’s legacy — and Pennsylvania’s political future
Thirty years ago, Republican Sen. John Heinz – then Pennsylvania’s most popular public figure – died in a midair collision over suburban Philadelphia’s Lower Merion Township.
By Charles F. McElwee