Business
Policy
Fetterman introduces bill to allow striking workers to collect SNAP benefits
The bill comes amid ongoing strikes from the locomotive industry to entertainment
Capitol Beat
Policy
How Pennsylvania plans to deploy $1.16B allocated for broadband expansion
Officials hope to deploy those resources over the next five years.
Technology
Policy
Pennsylvania to receive nearly $1.2 billion in federal funding for broadband development
President Biden announced allocations for the Broadband, Equity, Access and Deployment grant program Monday
Technology
Policy
Experts: Pennsylvania missed identifying thousands of unserved internet areas
The Broadband Development Authority could cause the state to lose out on millions in federal funding by failing to identify broadband needs.
News & Politics
Opinion
Opinion: The deadly serious consequences of illegal employee misclassification
Low wages and employee misclassification often go hand-in-hand with unsafe job sites where safety rules are sometimes ignored.
News & Politics
Politics
Biden names Malcolm Kenyatta, Chad Dion Lassiter to presidential commission
Kenyatta was named chair of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity for Black Americans.
News & Politics
Politics
Worried about a recession, Joe Pittman says PA must be ‘judicious’ with the next state budget
The state Senate majority leader also acknowledged areas of common ground for Republicans and Gov. Josh Shapiro.
Capitol Beat
Politics
Josh Shapiro says he’s cracking down on wage theft, worker misclassification
The governor and New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy are readying a task force to fix what they say is a big problem.
Editor's Note
Opinion
Editor’s Note: There is a fraught but feasible path to finding common ground between community and commerce
When it comes to 76 Place, the next mayor of Philadelphia should take some sound advice and “trust the process.”
Health Care
Policy
Nurses needed now: Solutions to a long-running staffing crisis have been hard to come by.
Hospitals and nursing homes hope turnover in Harrisburg means change for the struggling industry.
Environment
Policy
Into the wasteland: Meet the defenders of Allegheny County’s waterways
Meet the activists trying to foil a new landfill.
News & Politics
Politics
Shapiro, citing the importance of public safety, stops by PEMA headquarters for first state agency visit
Randy Padfield, who has served as director of the agency since 2019, will remain in his post.
News & Politics
Politics
As his first order of business, Shapiro undos college degree requirement for state jobs
The executive order – affecting 65,000 state jobs – came on the new governor’s first full day in office.
News & Politics
Politics
Democrat Barb Warwick is sworn in as Pittsburgh’s newest City Council member
Warwick said she pledges to be ‘proactive and persistent’ on City Council.
Labor
Policy
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate drops to 4% in October
The state unemployment rate is at its lowest level ever dating back to 1976.
Campaigns & Elections
Politics
Senate lawmakers elect new caucus leaders for 2023-24 session. Here’s who they are.
Kim Ward is elected president pro tempore, while Joe Pittman takes over as majority leader.
Capitol Beat
Policy
City & State explores the potential for high school athletes selling their name, image and likeness (NIL)
As the PIAA considers a new policy for these athletes, experts question the legality and purpose of the proposal.
News & Politics
Politics
Coffee shops have become the most buzzworthy unionizing battleground
City & State explores what’s behind the worker-led drive to unionize at Starbucks and similar places in Pennsylvania.
Business
Policy
