Legislative pay, currently indexed to inflation, remains a controversial topic in Harrisburg.
By Anthony Hennen
Student loan forgiveness in Pennsylvania favors the wealthy
About 65 percent of loan forgiveness benefits would go to borrowers earning more than $51,000.
By Anthony Hennen
Majority of funds for climate change program went to repave Bloomsburg parking lots
Some funds will go to environmental upgrades, but most of the money looks like old-fashioned pork barrel spending.
By Anthony Hennen
Philadelphia uses Covid money to fill budget shortfalls, fund diversity initiative
The City plans to use federal money “to expand the City’s focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion,” a report says.
By Seth Higgins
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
Delco Council extends prison recruiting contract as staffing issues persist
The prison’s transition from private to government management has not gone as smoothly as promised.
By Todd Shepherd
Toomey defends opposition to $400B Democrat “slush fund” in veterans’ legislation
Outgoing Republican senator crosses swords with activists over the technical terms of a spending bill.
By Linda Stein
Andrew Abramczyk: Medicaid, the federal program that ate Pennsylvania
Federal coronavirus “aid” made things worse.
By Andrew Abramcyzk
Pennsylvania taxpayers spend tens of millions on government lobbying
A new report reveals Pennsylvania taxpayers paid at least $42 million in lobbying expenses between 2007 and 2020, though the actual cost is likely substantially more.
By Victor Skinner
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