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Christopher Tremoglie • Washington Examiner

Meet Trailblazing State Senator Pioneering AI Safeguards for Kids

Tracy Pennycuick has worked to protect Pennsylvania children from artificial intelligence, offering safeguards without restricting innovation....

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Stephen Caruso • Spotlight PA

Dems’ Caucus Committees Outspend GOP Counterparts 2-to-1

The campaign committees for PA’s legislative caucuses spent $51 million in the homestretch of the election, more than previous cycles....

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Business and Labor Agree: Pass the Senate’s Permitting Reform Bill

Bernstein & Snell • RealClearPennsylvania • October 28, 2026

Business and labor do not always agree. But, there is one thing we do agree on: America cannot create jobs, strengthen its energy system, or compete globally if we cannot build. 

Today, even a project with financing in place, customers ready to buy, and skilled workers ready to get started can remain stuck for years as federal permits move through repeated reviews and litigation. The consequences are real: delayed investment, constrained energy supplies, rising costs, and lost paychecks. 

2w ago
Andrew Lewis • RealClearPennsylvania

Shapiro Ran Out of Excuses on Scholarships

Time is running out. Pennsylvania is quickly falling behind the rest of the nation for the opportunity to generate millions, if not billions, of......

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Lucy Tobier • LNP

New Face to Grace 100th House District For First Time in Decades

For nearly 20 years, Rep. Bryan Cutler has spoken for the 100th District in the Pennsylvania House, including a stint as House speaker. This year,...

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Steve Ulrich • PoliticsPA

Poll: Dead Heat in 46th Senate Race Between Bartolotta, Borello

State Navigate, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, surveyed 1,201 likely Pennsylvania voters for a text-message poll that was in the field from...

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DaniRae Renno • PennLive

PA Lawmakers Fail to Act on Skill Games in Last Scheduled Vote

Manufacturers have already begun removing machines from bars, convenience stores and social clubs ahead of the Oct. 13 enforcement deadline....

3w agoRead it on PennLive
10/06/26
Haley O'Brien • PA Capital-Star

Bessent and PA GOP Tout Trump Accounts at State Capitol

U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent was in Harrisburg on Monday to promote new federal savings accounts for children that the Trump...

10/06/26Read it on PA Capital-Star
10/02/26
Steve Ulrich • PoliticsPA

Bernstine Faces Resignation Calls For Alleged Slurs About Colleague

Did he or didn’t he? State Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler/Lawrence) is under the microscope after he reportedly went on a homophobic tirade against a...

10/02/26Read it on PoliticsPA
10/01/26
Fallon Roth • Inquirer

Bucks, Montco. Could Determine Control of PA State Senate

Democrats have not controlled the Pa. Senate for three decades. Their path to flipping it likely runs through the Philly suburbs....

10/01/26Read it on Inquirer
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