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PA Budget Blues
While most states regularly complete their annual or biannual budgets with little drama or delay, Pennsylvania’s state legislature has...
Aug 16


Vouchers in Pennsylvania: School Choice or the School’s Choice?
The debate around school funding in Pennsylvania is a complex one, pitting the constitutional mandate for a "thorough and efficient"...
Aug 12


Who is opposing mass transit funding?
As PA’s latest budget impasse drags on, voters struggle to understand points of contention. Governor Shapiro’s proposed budget,...
Jul 29


PA leaves money on the table as skill games proliferate
Skill game machines that offer opportunities for video-facilitated game playing in gas stations, convenience stores, and other retail...
Jul 26


Why the Delay in Cyber Charter School Funding Reform?
Map of school districts that have passed resolutions. Reform of PA cyber charter school funding has been a top legislative priority of...
Jun 26


Taxation without representation: PA’s closed primaries
Apr 30, 2025 More than 1 in 7 Pennsylvania voters have no say in choosing candidates for most PA general elections. That’s because...
Apr 30


How Long Will PA Kids Wait for Justice?
Delays in juvenile justice reform in Pennsylvania impair the futures of children. The notorious abuses of vulnerable children by two...
Sep 20, 2024


Election Priority: Pre-canvassing
When will Pennsylvania allow pre-canvassing? The PA Department of State, in their Report on the 2020 General Election , stated: “As we...
Oct 11, 2023


Breaking rules. Breaking a simple bipartisan solution
Try to imagine for a moment what mileage reimbursement for ambulance services has to do with school choice vouchers for students in the...
Jul 13, 2023


Carbon monoxide detectors in PA child daycare facilities
Carbon monoxide is hard to detect. Known as the silent killer, CO is an odorless, colorless gas produced when fossil fuels, wood, or...
May 3, 2023


Pennsylvania has a lead problem.
According to the Pennsylvania Health Policy Coalition, harmful levels of lead are present in all 67 counties. Sites of lead exposure...
Feb 9, 2023


Failure to respond to PA’s first responders
Due to inadequate funding, staffing shortages, and rising costs, Emergency Medical Services tasked with saving others are facing their...
Oct 28, 2022


Extreme Risk Protection Orders
Nineteen states currently have enacted legislation enabling Extreme Risk Protection Orders (ERPOs), also known as “red flag” laws. These...
Oct 28, 2022


Redistricting Reform
After three decades of work, we're still not seeing the needle moved on redistricting reform
Oct 28, 2022
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