Budget
Capitol Beat
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2025 budget: By the Numbers
On Tuesday, the governor delivered his third budget address to the General Assembly, proposing a $51.5 billion spending plan.
Budget
What to watch for in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposal
Shapiro is set to give his annual budget address in Harrisburg on Tuesday.
Capitol Beat
What to know about Gov. Josh Shapiro’s ‘Lightning Plan’ for PA energy
The governor unveiled a six-part energy plan days before his 2025 budget address.
John Fetterman
U.S. Sen. John Fetterman pushes to make PA housing program a national pilot
The Whole-Home Repairs program would offer grants and forgivable loans to homeowners and small landlords
Capitol Beat
What to watch for in Harrisburg in 2025
As lawmakers prepare for a new legislative session, many already have plenty of ideas for what they want to tackle in 2025.
U.S. Congress
Three for Friday: The Shutdown Before Christmas
A look at the players and potential outcomes from a government shutdown
General Assembly
That’s A Wrap: City & State’s Legislative Session Review
A look at what Pennsylvania lawmakers did – and didn’t – accomplish during the last legislative session.
General Assembly
Q&A with House Insurance Committee Chair Patty Kim
Kim discussed her efforts to make health insurance more affordable for Pennsylvanians and how Pennie has improved the commonwealth’s insurance landscape.
Budget
Flat, falling soda tax revenues have both positive and negative impact
Tax soda – and people drink less of it. But successful soda taxes can create problems for the public health and development programs they support.
Capitol Beat
Rep. Manny Guzman discusses state House Dems’ Central PA Delegation, recent budget wins
The chair of the General Assembly’s Central Pennsylvania Delegation says this year’s state budget contains lots of good things for residents across the commonwealth.
Capitol Beat
In the battle over how to legislate skill games, everyone is playing for keeps
With looming court rulings and potential budget deficits, is it time to bet on skill games regulation?
Housing
County officials, housing advocates upset by popular home repair program’s omission from state budget
The Whole-Home Repairs program was a budget omission after originally passing as bipartisan legislation
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Capitol Beat
Opinion: To keep gun violence down in Philadelphia, invest in crime victims
In an op-ed, Yolanda Jennings writes that Trauma Recovery Centers are a model proven to help survivors heal from crime and violence.
Satire/Odd News
An escalating situation: The City & State guide to reaching the next level of budget negotiations
Some possible (though improbable) roadblocks to the already-late state budget
News & Politics
Capital Numbers Games
A look at the issues in play in this year’s state budget negotiations
Interviews & Profiles
A Q&A with Department of Aging Secretary Jason Kavulich
Kavulich talks with City & State about the department’s new 10-year strategic plan.
Capitol Beat
Five for Friday: Skill Game Summer
What to know about the status of the controversial gaming machines in the commonwealth.
Policy
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker signs $6.37B ‘One Philly’ budget
Parker and City Council celebrated investments in public safety, cleanup initiatives and education.
Health Care
PA, other state governments try to prepare for the ‘silver tsunami’
About 10,000 Americans are turning 65 every day. As the nation’s aging population continues to climb, states and the federal government are working to get plans in place to care for older adults.
Budget
Philly Mayor Cherelle Parker’s $6.37 billion budget – by the numbers
City Council gave initial approval to Cherelle Parker’s first budget as mayor early Thursday
