Oct 12, 2026 | Budget, Elections
by Stephen Caruso and Kate Huangpu of Spotlight PA | Oct. 7, 2026 HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s major party candidates for governor met in Harrisburg for the first and only debate of the 2026 election on Wednesday, staking out familiar positions on affordability issues,...
Mar 2, 2026 | Budget, Economy, Healthcare, SNAP
Bethany Rodgers USA TODAY NETWORK Feb. 27, 2026 More than 59,500 Pennsylvanians have lost federal food assistance in the six months since the imposition of work requirements for program recipients, according to state officials. The changes were ushered in by President...
Aug 1, 2025 | Budget, Education
Peter Hall – Pennsylvania Capital-Star Hundreds of school districts across the commonwealth are breathing a sigh of relief this week, after the Trump administration said Friday it had completed a review of several programs and would soon release $230 million in...
Jul 29, 2025 | Budget, Education
Tony Norman – Pennsylvania Capital-Star Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court gave the Trump administration the go-ahead to eliminate the positions of 1,300 U.S. Department of Education employees in its push to dismantle public education as we know it in this...
Jul 3, 2025 | Budget, Deportations, Economy, Eldercare, Energy, Healthcare, McCormick, Medicaid, Medicare, Perry, Schools, Social Security, Totalitarianism
Kate Santaliz, Andrew Solender – Axios The House passed President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” Thursday, clearing the way for Trump to sign it by his July 4 deadline. Why it matters: It’s a massive victory for Speaker Mike Johnson...
Jul 3, 2025 | Budget, Economy, Education, Eldercare, Healthcare, ICE, Immigration, McCormick, Medicaid, Medicare, Perry, Social Security
Bailey Schulz – USA Today President Donald Trump’s tax bill could make future generations “worse off,” no matter their income, according to a new report from the Penn Wharton Budget Model. Like other analyses, the nonpartisan research...
