PENN POLICY IN THE NEWS

Lancaster County Republicans see statewide tax breaks as key to making life more affordable

Photo Credit: Blaine Shahan

Lancaster Online | 4/7/26

Pennsylvania House passes bill to increase state minimum wage to $15 by 2029

The Pennsylvania Independent | 4/3/26

Wilkes-Barre rally uses April Fool’s theme to call for higher taxes on billionaires

Fox56.com | 4/2/26

Felicity A. Williams: The affordability crisis Pa. families can’t ignore

TribLive.com | 3/27/26

House GOP lawmakers introduce ‘tax holiday’ bills to address affordability concerns

City & State PA | 3/26/26

Congressional superstar makes surprise visit to Carlisle for affordability forum

Photo submitted by Morgan Plant

PennLive.com /Patriot-News | 3/20/26

Rep. Scott Perry faces mounting criticism over health care cuts

Photo Credit: U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Pennsylvania Independent | 3/20/26

PA $15 minimum wage would fall short of ‘living wage’

NorthcentralPA.com | 3/19/26

Advocacy groups, constituents rally in favor of affordable energy

Photo Credit: Sean McKeag

The Times-Tribune | 3/17/26

St. Patrick’s Day rally targets energy affordability outside McCormick’s Scranton office

Fox56.com | 3/17/26

Campaign hands out roses to spread awareness of Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit

Photo Credit: Amber Jones

Times Leader | 2/14/26

RFK Jr. to rally in Harrisburg after unveiling new nutrition guidelines; protest planned

Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore

FOX56.com | 1/20/26

RFK Jr. set to headline MAHA rally in Pa. Capitol as part of ‘Eat Real Food’ tour kickoff

PennLive.com | 1/20/26

We can’t forget the GOP’s economic sabotage in 2025 | Opinion

GoErie.com | 12/27/25

Trump strays from script at Poconos rally, calling affordability a ‘hoax’ and Pa. a ‘dumping ground’ for immigrants

Photo Credit: Michael Vadon

The Philadelphia Inquirer | 12/9/25

Clergy in Philly Are Using their POWER to Help the Working Class

Photo Credit: Philly POWER

The Observer | 11/19/25

Better late than never: Pennsylvania enacts overdue budget

The Bond Buyer | 11/17/25

SNAP recipients call on Trump admin to restore food benefits immediately as clergy fast in solidarity

Photo Credit: Alejandro A. Alvarez, Staff Photographer

The Philadelphia Inquirer | 11/12/25

‘Lacking a moral compass’: Activists call on Philly officials to repeal cuts to city’s business tax

Photo Credit: Aaron Moselle

WHYY.org | 11/10/25

Federal shutdown threatens healthcare for nearly 1 million Pennsylvanians | Opinion

PennLive.com | 10/15/25

‘This is about joy’: Bethlehem marks National Coming Out Day with color and community

Lehigh Daily News | 10/11/25

Beyond City Hall: Harrisburg’s parking and transit solution needs everyone at the table | PennLive Editorial

PennLive.com | 10/10/25

New ad calls out Scott Perry for cutting Medicaid to fund billionaire tax breaks

Screenshot from Affordable Pennsylvania ad

The Keystone | 10/9/25

Revitalizing Harrisburg: How parking, transit can be improved

Photo Credit: Dan Gleiter

PennLive.com | 10/8/25

Rob Bresnahan’s constituents hold vigil for Pennsylvanians who’ll lose health care coverage

Photo Credit: Sean Kitchen

The Keystone | 10/6/25

State funding for Pa. school districts is ‘totally chaotic,’ policy advocates say

Photo Credit: Zahriah Balentine

PennLive Patriot-News | 10/6/25

Scrantonians hold candle vigil for Affordable Care Act tax credits

FOX56 | 10/5/25

Vigil held at Scranton City Hall amidst healthcare concerns from the government shutdown

msn.com | 10/6/25

Dozens gather for vigil for thousands who could lose health care coverage

GOLackawanna | 10/5/25

Bresnahan event featuring House Speaker Johnson canceled amid shutdown

The Times-Tribune | 10/3/25

Gridlock in state budget talks shows no signs of letup

Photo Credit: Aimee Dilger

Altoona Mirror | 9/23/25

Rally in Scranton urges NEPA lawmakers to keep health care affordable

Photo Credit: Rebecca Particka

The Times-Tribune | 9/22/25, The Citizens’ Voice | 9/22/25

Fracking’s Broken Promise to Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Capital-Star | 9/23/25, Environmental Magazine | 9/21/25

What’s wrong with late Pa. budgets (that’s not a question) | John Baer

Photo Credit:  Sean Simmers

PennLive.com | 9/18/25

Bresnahan’s Latest Lie: He “Claims Medicaid Will Grow By $200 Billion After Voting For Cuts” [The Keystone]

DCCC.org | 9/17/25

Every state in the nation has some form of a budget in place — except Pennsylvania and Michigan

Graphics Credit: States Newsroom

Penn Capital-Star | 9/8/25, The Express | 9/9/25

Home care workers rally at Capitol over budget impasse

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Fox43.com | 9/8/25

Op-Ed: Reply to Senator Dush’s op-ed on Medicaid cuts

Broad & Liberty | 9/5/25

Groups rally to protect Social Security benefits

The Citizens’ Voice | 8/16/25

Rob Bresnahan and fiancée targeted with wedding harassment campaign

The Washington Examiner | 8/14/25

Community members break down ways GOP cuts have impacted Americans at Scranton town hall

Photo Credit: Christine Lee

The Times-Tribune | 8/5/25

Congressman Rob Bresnahan faces scrutiny over Medicaid vote and stock trades

WNEP | 8/4/25, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) website | 8/5/25

Child Care Costs in Pennsylvania Remain Unaffordable for Many Families, Expert Says

WITF | 7/24/25

Pennsylvanians want state investing in schools

Times Observer | 7/19/25

Immigration Enforcement on Pennsylvania Farms Raises Concerns About Labor and Food Supply

WITF | 7/16/25

Pa. House passes Dem-backed budget proposal

The Bradford Era | 7/15/25

GOP lawmakers criticize House budget bill as fiscally irresponsible

Fox43 | 7/14/25

Pa. officials warn Medicaid cuts will have ‘devastating effects’

Photo Credit: Matthew Perschall

The Times-Tribune, The Citizens’ Voice | 7/3/25

Pennsylvania Latino Caucus Urges Congress to Reject Proposed Tax on Remittances

Photo Credit: Pennsylvania Policy Center

MyChesCo.com | 7/3/25

Trump’s proposed cuts to SNAP, Medicaid and other federal programs could put thousands of private-sector Pennsylvania jobs at risk

The Philadelphia Inquirer, msn.com | 7/3/25

Pa. Latino caucus condemns remittance tax in ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

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NorthcentralPA.com | 7/1/25

Senate Passes Trump’s Megabill

Politics PA | 7/1/25

Chris Kelly – Opinion: McCormick, Bresnahan and Meuser bow to ‘King Trump’

Photo Credit: Rebecca Particka

The Times-Tribune | 7/2/25

Demonstrators make last pitch to Bresnahan to protect Medicaid and reject ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

WVIA–PBS/NPR | 7/2/25

‘Big Beautiful Bill’ draws local pushback over Medicaid and SNAP changes

Photo Credit: Kat Bolus

Fox 56 – WOLF | 7/1/25, updated 7/2/25

How Pennsylvanians are trying to save health care for 600K people

The Pennsylvania Independent | 6/26/25

Education advocates gather in Berks to rally for fair funding

Photo Credit: Bill Uhrich

The Mercury, DailyLocal.com, Reading Eagle | 6/26/25

The bus stops here: A nationwide effort to oppose the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ rolls into Harrisburg

Photo Credit:  Justin Sweitzer

City & State PA | 6/24/25

“Trillion Dollar Bill” bus, inflatable cat appear at Pennsylvania State Capitol

Photo Credit: Pennsylvania Policy Center

ABC27.com | 6/24/25

Activists rally with ‘Billionaire bus’ over Congress’ plans to slash Medicaid

Photo Credit: Tom Shortell

LehighValleyNews.com | 6/23/25

House approves bill to forbid deepfake use in PA campaigns

PA House – Rep. Tarik Khan press release | 6/23/25

14-State ‘Stop the Billionaire Giveaway’ Bus Tour Visits Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick’s Langhorne Office on Sunday

Bucks County Beacon | 6/20/25

‘No Kings’ protest outside Bucks County congressman’s office draws 1,800 protesters

Bucks County Courier Times/phillyburbs.com | 6/14/25

Spotlight PA – Minimum wage would be $15 in big counties, $12 in smaller ones under novel bill passed by Pa. House

WPSU, StateCollege.com, The Morning Call | 6/11/25; WITF, Lebtown.com, Altoona Mirror | 6/12/25; bctv.org, The Express | 6/13/25

Thousands take part in ‘No Kings’ protests in Downtown Pittsburgh

WTAE (ABC) | 6/15/25

Staatsdemocratische leiders veroordelen de uitgavenwet van Trump, waarschuw voor impact op Pennsylvania

Soest Nu | 6/5/25

Federal uncertainty complicates Pa. budget haggling over transit, education

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Centre Daily Times | 6/2/25

Missteps and Party Fissures Bedevil Pittsburgh Mayor’s Re-election Run

The New York Times | 5/19/25

In ‘Fighting Oligarchy’ can Democrats win back the working class?

The Center Square, Victoria Advocate, The Black Chronicle (5/6) | 5/5/25

Debate intensifies over potential cuts to Medicaid and SNAP in Pennsylvania’s 8th district

Photo Credit: Pennsylvania Policy Center

Fox56.com | 4/26/25

Rally to save benefits greeted with counter protest in Wilkes-Barre

Photo Credit: Pennsylvania Policy Center

The Times-Tribune, The Citizens’ Voice, Standard Speaker | 4/25/25

Voters demand Congressman Fitzpatrick put needs of families over billionaires

The Trentonian | 4/20/25

Fitzpatrick says he doesn’t want to cut Medicaid, votes to advance bill that threatens it

Phillyburbs.com | 4/14/25

‘Pennsylvanians Together’ rallies to protect social services amid budget cuts

Fox43 TV | 3/26/25

Bob Casey calls current moment a “time of real peril” as he urges Democrats to fight

Photo Credit: Pennsylvania Policy Center

Pennsylvania Capital-Star, Yahoo!News, NewsFromtheStates.com, WPSU (3/28) | 3/26/25

Bob Casey is back and wants Democrats to talk about how Republicans are ‘screwing’ the middle class

Photo Credit: Charles Fox

The Philadelphia Inquirer, GazetteXtra.com, The Bradford Era, PennLive/The Patriot-News, The Derrick/The News-Herald, The Daily Item | 3/26/25

‘Winter storm warning’: Lehigh County Controller encourages residents to prepare for Medicaid cuts

Photo Credit: Charles Fox

LehighValleyNews.com | 3/11/25

Harrisburg joins nationwide Trump protests

The Center Square, The Griffin Daily News, The Black Chronicle | 2/5/25

Shapiro to Unveil Budget Proposal Tuesday

PoliticsPA | 2/4/25

Healthcare panel in Jenkins Township addresses Medicaid and SNAP concerns

Fox 56 | 1/9/25

Opinion: What would a second Trump term mean for our taxes?

The Keystone | 10/8/24

A big education fight stands in the way of a Pa. budget deal

Spotlight PA, PennLive.com, WESA.FM (June 27) | 6/25/24

State proposal is one more regressive tax

Times Observer | 5/18/24

Pa. lawmakers push priorities as budget deadline looms

Photo Credit: Pennsylvania Policy Center

Fox43.com | 5/14/24

It’s long past time to raise PA’s minimum wage

RiverReporter.com | 5/14/24

We can’t afford not to fund public education

Penn Capital-Star | 4/15/24

PA’s structural deficit could shape budget battle for years to come

Cityandstatepa.com | 4/1/24

OUR VIEW: Taxpayers have many problems. A flat tax is one.

The Herald – sharonherald.com | 3/19/24

Push for Higher Minimum Wage

The Franklin County Free Press | 3/11/24

Minimum wage debate persists in Pennsylvania

The Black Chronicle | 3/8/24

Our View: Time for state to take another look at fracking severance tax

Times Leader | 3/6/23

Income tax plan raising $6.2B in revenue up for discussion

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 3/1/24

Income tax plan raising $6.2B in revenue up for discussion

The Center Square | 3/1/24

All eyes are on Harrisburg as Gov. Shapiro calls on lawmakers to raise minimum wage

NBC10 – Philadelphia | 2/6/24

Why don’t Republicans want citizens to vote? | Opinion

PennLive.com – Patriot News | 2/6/24

Raising taxes on the table as Pa. weighs how to pay for education court ruling

Spotlight PA, StateCollege.com, WHYY.org, WITF.org, Triblive.com | 2/5/24

Philadelphia tax break program fails to deliver hoped-for benefits to students

Photo Credit: Hannah Yoon

Penn Capital-Star | 2/4/24

Shapiro to give second Pennsylvania budget address

abc27.com, Yahoo.com | 1/31/24

Op-ed: Report is step in the right direction

Times News Online | 1/23/24

Pennsylvania’s Path to Better (and More Expensive) School Funding

Photo Credit: Getty

Forbes.com | 1/18/24

Tax credits for Pa. families worth billions of dollars are on the table this budget season

Spotlight PA | 6/21/23

Parents have rights, but Aument bill could lead to book bans

Lancaster Online | 10/29/23

Pennsylvania could lose big at the hands of GOP extremists | Opinion

PennLive.com | 9/30/23

Opinion: It’s the policy disputes behind the government shutdown that should concern us most

Penn Capital-Star | 9/30/23

Opinion: School vouchers in Pennsylvania would violate the principles of ‘public’ education

Penn Capital-Star | 9/17/23

Saving public education in Pennsylvania — where it began | Marc Stier

Penn Capital-Star | 7/13/23

The time is right for Pa. to finally raise its minimum wage | Opinion

Photo Credit: Getty

Penn Capital-Star | 6/23/23

Pa. House Dems float ‘fair share’ fix to income tax | Friday Morning Coffee

Penn Capital-Star | 4/28/23

What you need to know about education funding proposed in Gov. Shapiro’s budget

Philadelphia Inquirer | 3/7/23

Report: Pa.’s budget future ‘almost paradoxical’ | Tuesday Morning Coffee

Penn Capital-Star | 2/21/23