Politics
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Pennsylvania senators took utility cash, then voted against lowering rates
Pennsylvania utility bills keep rising, but a new scorecard shows that most state senators voted against every bill intended to lower rates this session—while accepting campaign cash from the same utility companies they’re supposed to regulate.
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United Mine Workers of America backs Paige Cognetti for Congress
Scranton Mayor Paige Cognetti has been endorsed by more than a dozen unions in her campaign against Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Luzerne).
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Ryan Mackenzie backed data center tax breaks before campaigning against them
US Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh) is campaigning on holding data centers accountable after voting to give them tax breaks and carveouts.
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This potential Fetterman challenger wants to expand the Supreme Court
Rep. Chris Deluzio wants Democrats to start passing legislation to expand and reform the US Supreme Court for a potential Democratic administration after the 2028 election.
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Pa. Supreme Court decisions on felony murder, skill games loom over lawmakers’ return
In a historically unproductive legislature, it’s unclear if lawmakers will be able to come up with a solution on either topic.
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What a planning commission does, and how you can get involved
Knowing what happens at a planning commission meeting, and what role the public plays in the commission’s role, can go a long way toward helping residents understand their local government.
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This swing state Republican keeps distancing himself from Trump. It may not save him in the midterms
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick voted against Trump’s tariffs, his signature tax legislation and his power to wage war against Iran without congressional approval. The lawmaker even skipped Trump’s recent midterm convention in Dallas.
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Bresnahan owns millions in data center investments while campaigning to regulate them
According to Quiver Quantitative, Bresnahan has made 644 stock trades valued at $8.47 million since taking office last year.
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Right-wing operative brags that this Big Tech billionaire controls Pa. Republicans
A political operative funded by Jeffrey Yass bragged about the influence the Big Tech billionaire has over the Pa. Republican Party.
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Trump tariffs hit Pennsylvania with $11 billion cost since 2025
The National Taxpayers Union Foundation’s State Tariffs Tracker found that the per-household equivalent of the additional executive tariffs on imports into the state amounts to $2,016 more for Pennsylvanians than what tariffs cost in 2024 before Trump took office.
