State Leaders
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Environmentalists urge Shapiro, lawmakers not to compromise on climate to end budget impasse
Republican lawmakers have staunchly opposed the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative as an economic burden.
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Pa.’s Dave Sunday joins attorneys general in call for Congress to close the ‘delta-8 loophole’
The 2018 Farm Bill allowed hemp for industrial use but led to a profusion of unregulated cannabis products.
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OPINION: Billionaire-backed groups are throwing money at Pennsylvania Supreme Court races. Here’s why that’s a problem
In Pennsylvania, state Supreme Court justices are up for retention vote every 10 years after they are first elected. Instead of pitting candidates against the judges, these retention elections provide a depoliticized way for voters to choose yes or no on whether they want judges to continue serving on the bench for another decade.
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Pennsylvania takes step toward enshrining abortion and reproductive freedom in state constitution
The proposed amendment would protect a person’s right to choose or refuse an abortion, contraception, or fertility care.
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Pa. Treasury reports making $21 million in bridge loans as state budget impasse continues
The office started the $500 million Budget Bridge Loan Program in September to support county governments and Head Start local agencies, which provide education, health and social services to families with children aged 3 to 5.
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First dinner hosted in Governor’s Residence since firebombing honors over a dozen Pennsylvanians
The honorees, eight people and two groups, were awarded the Governor’s Keystone Awards during the second State Dinner.
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State Senate Democrats pitch grant program to offset possible SNAP cuts
The Pennsylvania Food and Hunger Relief Grant Program would divert $50 million from interest earned on the commonwealth’s rainy day fund to food banks and $10 million to Meals on Wheels Pennsylvania, plus $2 million to the state Department of Agriculture.
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Pennsylvania taxpayers fund $1M in security upgrades to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s private home
In an Oct. 24 letter to legislative leaders, administration officials said improvements include “erecting physical and visual barriers on the property, installing enhanced security technology, and other steps.”
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Democrats propose compromise on cyber charter tuition amid Pennsylvania budget impasse
School districts would be permitted to deduct more from their per-student payments to online schools.
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Senate Republican budget plan draws criticism from Democrats, as ‘unserious’
The $47.9 billion proposal passed with a party-line vote on the 113th day of the impasse.
