Pennsylvania

The drumbeat by President Donald Trump and his allies about the perceived threats of voting by people who are not U.S. citizens is getting louder as the November election approaches. He is pushing to have the U.S. Postal Service send mail ballots only to voters verified as U.S. citizens. The Census Bureau promoted a dubious report about thousands of noncitizens […]

Pennsylvania’s Republican attorney general is taking on Snapchat. Attorney General Dave Sunday filed suit Tuesday against Snap Inc., accusing the social media giant of designing its platform to keep children compulsively engaged while misleading parents about the content young users can encounter. The lawsuit, filed in Philadelphia County Court, alleges Snapchat has marketed itself as […]

Pennsylvania's two U.S. senators have formalized an unusual alliance, launching a joint fundraising committee that pools contributions across party lines. Sen. Dave McCormick (R) and Sen. John Fetterman (D) filed paperwork for Common Ground PA with the Federal Election Commission on July 6, listing four joint fundraising participants: Every Vote PAC, Pennsylvania Honor, Fetterman for […]

As previously reported by NEI, the Democrats haven’t had majority control of both the Pennsylvania House and Senate since the spring of 1994. But now they believe the stars have aligned to end their drought. President Trump’s approval rating in Pennsylvania is an abysmal 29%.  In just the last year, Pennsylvania has slid nine spots to 47th worst in the nation in economic strength. Popular Democrat Governor Josh Shapiro tops the ballot and […]

Josh Shapiro has a lot riding on the upcoming midterm election.  Pennsylvania’s famously ambitious governor wants, in the worst way, to change his address from 2035 North Front Street to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. But divided state government has crippled his ability to notch the policy achievements he needs to propel himself to the fore of […]