News & Politics
Opinion
Opinion: Republican Party leaders deserve blame for 2022 midterm losses
Former JAG officer Sean Duffy calls for a leadership change at the Pennsylvania Republican Party.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Here are the candidates running to run Allegheny County
Multiple Democrats and one Republican are on the ballot to replace Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
State Rep. Lynda Culver elected to represent 27th Senatorial District
Culver will serve out the remainder of former state Sen. John Gordner’s term, which ends in 2024.
News & Politics
Politics
Mudslinging taints Allegheny County Council race
Bethany Hallam and Joanna Doven have been trading barbs on social media.
News & Politics
Opinion
Passing voter ID can help restore trust in elections
An argument for why lawmakers owe it to their constituents to put the voter ID amendment on the ballot.
Campaigns & Elections
Policy
Bipartisan state panel issues new report aiming to clarify mail-in ballot rules
Report recommendations include making secrecy envelopes optional and giving counties the authority to regulate drop boxes.
Capitol Beat
Personality
Get to know your lawmaker: We asked Harrisburg newbies rapid-fire questions to quickly get acquainted
Here are 15 questions asked of the new members in the state Capitol.
Analysis
Politics
How Mark Rozzi has shaken up Harrisburg’s halls of power: A City & State analysis
We take a look back at one of the most head-spinning weeks in recent memory.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Court rules State House special elections will be held on Feb. 7
Voters in western Pennsylvania will head to the polls next month to select legislators for three vacant districts.
News & Politics
Opinion
Editor’s Note: It’s not too late for Mark Rozzi to keep his promises to the people
With the start of a new year, the powerful in Pennsylvania still have a chance to change.
Donald Trump
Politics
What we know about Scott Perry and Doug Mastriano’s involvement in January 6
Two PA Republicans played a role in casting doubt on the election results and helped further efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Philadelphia
News & Politics
Politics
Josh Shapiro picks Al Schmidt as secretary of state
Schmidt said he will work with anyone – regardless of party - to make sure elections ‘remain free and fair.’
U.S. Congress
Politics
How Pennsylvania’s congressional delegation voted for a new House speaker
It was mostly Hakeem Jeffries vs. Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday from Pennsylvania’s members of Congress.
News & Politics
Politics
What to know about Mark Rozzi, Pennsylvania’s new House speaker
The Democrat-turned-Independent will lead a divided state House.
News & Politics
Politics
State House shocker: Rozzi to lead chamber
The Berks County Democrat-turned-Independent said he would put people above politics as speaker.
News & Politics
Politics
How are state cabinet secretaries selected and appointed?
A look inside how governors appoint their cabinet secretaries.
Capitol Beat
Politics
7 stories you might have missed this year
We look back at some of City & State’s favorite stories from 2022.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
A timeline of Scott Perry’s texts following the 2020 election
Perry’s texts with former President Donald Trump’s White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows outline baseless conspiracy theories and a plot to investigate the 2020 election results
News & Politics
Politics