Movement for hate crime law? LGBTQ and trans speakers give first ever testimony to PA Senate Republicans
Legislators who heard the speeches were moved, but action is far from certain.
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Nuclear plants in PA, fearful of decreasing profit margins, are looking to Harrisburg for help
That help could come in the form of higher electric bills.
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Gov. Tom Wolf’s inauguration speech: Fact-checks and takeaways
"I’m not asking Pennsylvanians to trust me," Wolf said, "I’m asking them to trust in themselves."
Your suggestions for fixing Harrisburg’s white-only, male-dominated history timeline
Women and people of color are featured elsewhere in the state capitol welcome center — but that's not the point.
A timeline at the PA capitol features one woman and no people of color. Let’s do better.
What about Crystal Bird Fauset, K. Leroy Irvis, or Rachel Carson?
No opponent, no problem: How Philly Dems spent more than a million bucks against no one
Uber rides, theater tickets, political largesse — here’s how candidates paid their way to uncontested reelection.
2,700 Philadelphians are serving life without parole. Will they get a chance at redemption?
Supporters compared life sentences to "death by incarceration."
Wagner campaign shares meme mocking trans people in leaked text
Billy Penn's political editor was accidentally included on the thread.
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A record number of LGBTQ candidates are running for state seats. Is Harrisburg ready?
Currently, Brian Sims is the General Assembly's only out legislator. That could soon change.
The future of abortion access in Pennsylvania could hinge on the governor’s race
Voters will pick Planned Parenthood fave Tom Wolf or "100 percent pro-life" Scott Wagner.
This state senator wants Pennsylvania to ban the outdated gay and trans ‘panic defense’
So far, California, Illinois, and Rhode Island prohibit the legal tactic. Sen. Farnese thinks Pa. should be next.
How candidates get on the ballot in PA — and how they get kicked off
Petition challenges can be pricey, but they usually cost less than a bruising primary fight.
Universal background checks failed by 1 vote, but gun control supporters could still win
Rep. Perry Warren of Bucks County plans to introduce his own background checks bill.
Gov. Wolf opens door to special session for redistricting reform
If General Assembly leadership can reach a compromise, the governor said, he'll call them back to Harrisburg.
A bill to kill the soda tax could divide Philly’s state lawmakers
The split does not follow party lines.