Politics
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Pennsylvania political leaders react to US Iran attack
Named Operation Epic Fury, the US and Israel bombed targets with Iran Saturday, with Iran responding with strikes on US allies in the region.
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From Minneapolis to your block: Real people are proving politics isn’t just for watching
Consuming political news isn’t the same as building political power. From Minneapolis to small-town America, rural organizer Gwen Frisbie-Fulton writes that real change starts with local organizing and civic engagement. Someone once told me this story: Anthropologists visiting an Aboriginal village showed them a newspaper clipping about an earthquake that destroyed a town halfway across…
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Targeted and alone: Why Pennsylvania seniors are losing millions to tech-enabled scams
In Pennsylvania, more than 4,000 scam-related complaints were filed in 2025 as residents lost more than $76 million to scammers.
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Shapiro hints at permit denial to stop Pa. ICE detention centers
Permitting and infrastructure concerns may trip up immigration detention centers despite DHS secretly purchasing two empty, rural Pennsylvania warehouses.
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Your weekly guide to taking action in Pennsylvania (Feb. 27 – Mar. 5)
A weekly roundup of Pennsylvania political events, advocacy opportunities, protests, and ways to take action statewide–Friday, Feb. 27 through Thursday, Mar. 5.
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Rob Bresnahan’s State of the Union guest criticized health care cuts he supported
US House Rep. Rob Bresnahan has come under fire for selling Medicaid-related stocks while supporting GOP cuts to health care.
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Stacy Garrity, standing in solidarity with Trump, is invited to the State of the Union
Pennsylvania Democrats are raising questions as Treasurer and gubernatorial candidate Stacy Garrity is invited to the State of the Union.
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How Pennsylvania school districts benefit from a closed education funding gap
School districts across Pennsylvania are starting to see the benefits of the commonwealth’s shrinking multi-billion dollar education funding gap between poorer and wealthier school districts.
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Josh Shapiro, in his own words, on political violence and antisemitism
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is opening up about his Jewish faith at a pivotal moment in his political rise.
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Pa. lawmaker to deliver progressive response to Trump’s State of the Union
US House Rep. Summer Lee was first elected to Congress in 2022 and is expected to discuss affordability, rising housing prices, healthcare and more.
