The House returns to order after Speaker Rozzi’s “listening tour.”
by Christen Smith
Sen. Gene Yaw: Philadelphia, don’t miss the big picture on LNG
Pennsylvania’s natural gas could make the world less dependent on Russian energy — if we invest in the infrastructure.
By Senator Gene Yaw
Pennsylvania attorney general urges EPA to act on ‘forever chemicals’
The unusually persistent chemicals pose a risk to human health, acting Attorney General Michelle Henry says.
By Anthony Hennen
Guy Ciarrocchi: Educational success in Pennsylvania requires more choice, not more money
Whatever the problems are in public education, it’s not that taxpayers don’t pay enough. What matters more is how we spend it.
By Guy Ciarrocchi
Sport of kings: Pennsylvania subsidizes horse racing with $3.5 billion
Pennsylvania spends billions on the horse racing industry each year and what, if anything, do taxpayers get in return?
By Anthony Hennen
Bernstein and Campbell: Economic summit provides platform for making Pennsylvania more competitive
Pennsylvania could be in excellent economic position to rebound from the pandemic — but only if we reform our business environment.
By Luke Bernstein and Duncan Campbell
Power struggle emerges in Upper Darby in wake of mayor’s DUI charges
With Mayor Barbarann Keffer in a rehab clinic, can she be present enough to govern?
By Todd Shepherd
Fiscal cliff ahead, state treasurer warns
As emergency federal funds dry up, hard choices remain for the legislature.
By Anthony Hennen
Pennsylvania inheritance tax for siblings on the chopping block, again
The legislature will again discuss reducing the Commonwealth’s persistent tax on inheritances.
By Anthony Hennen
Ben Mannes: Not just Memphis — How we can learn from the death of Tyre Nichols
When a city is hurting, it doesn’t just need more cops, but better cops.
By A. Benjamin Mannes