Politics
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Pa. House committee vote is the latest move to protect vaccine access amid CDC shakeups
The state House Insurance Committee passed a measure to protect vaccine access, regardless of the actions of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, which has recently hired a number of vaccine skeptics to lead its immunization recommendation panel.
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County workers face furlough notices as Pennsylvania’s budget stalemate drags on
With no end in sight to the ongoing budget stalemate, county workers and contractors who rely on state funding have begun receiving furlough notices. As Pennsylvania enters its third month without a budget, county and contract workers in county offices around the commonwealth are starting to feel the squeeze of the ongoing budget stalemate in…
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Report: MAGA influencer Jack Posobiec voted in PA while allegedly living in another state
Influencer Jack Posobiec, a far-right activist known for promoting unfounded claims that Democrats stole the 2020 election through widespread voter fraud, may have voted in Pennsylvania while living in Maryland for years.
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FBI analyzed phone records of Republican Pa. Congressman Mike Kelly as part of Trump Jan. 6 probe, lawmakers say
The FBI in 2023 analyzed phone records of more than a half dozen Republican lawmakers as part of an investigation into efforts by President Donald Trump to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
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Rob Bresnahan’s constituents hold vigil for Pennsylvanians who’ll lose health care coverage
Pennie, the state’s health care marketplace, could lose close to half of its customers if Republicans allow federal tax credits to expire at the end of this year.
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Pennsylvania’s maternal and infant mortality crisis through one mother’s loss
“I find it difficult to trust doctors and I worry about not being heard, not being believed.”
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Fetterman’s approval rating is tanking among Democrats. Here are 4 reasons why
Young people helped elect Sen. John Fetterman in 2022, but now, they are his largest group of detractors according to a new poll.
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Will food stamps, SNAP, WIC benefits still go out in PA during government shutdown?
Pennsylvanians are expected to continue seeing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program payments in October despite the federal government shutdown. The status of future SNAP payments if the partial shutdown persists is still uncertain.
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Pa. House Democrats pass firearms background check bill with GOP support
Two other bills to ban ‘ghost guns’ and create a red flag law failed in 101-102 votes.
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Who’s behind the misleading mailer targeting the Pa. Supreme Court retention elections?
A conservative political action committee is behind a mailer, described by one good-government advocate as “incredibly dishonest,” that urges voters to reject new terms for three state Supreme Court justices.
