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Not that long ago, I participated in a group that requested that the School District of Philadelphia institute a voter registration and education policy in its district schools. We testified at school board meetings and held rallies, but after receiving lip service and token actions for close to four years, we added another approach. We asked our supporters to send an automated email – not only to school board members, but also to members of City Council – requesting that

The state senate’s leadership was critical of Governor Shapiro’s proposed 2026/27 budget in February. Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman’s (R-SD-4) response was that “Gov. Shapiro’s budget proposal spends too much money without protecting Pennsylvania’s future fiscal stability…,” while Senate Appropriations Chair Scott Martin (R SD-13) asserted that “We can and MUST do better,” and President Pro Tempore Kim Ward (R-SD-39) wrote that “Senate Republicans will be fiscally respo

By now you’ve all read how the conservative majority of the U.S. Supreme Court has disenfranchised a significant portion of our citizenry by deciding that political boundary maps are only in violation of the Voting Rights Act when there is an established motive to discriminate. The important takeaway from this decision is that Congressional maps in a number of states will most likely be redrawn to dilute the political power of communities of color. Sensitivity to racial

In Pennsylvania, the Abortion Control Act of 1982 prohibited Medicaid funding to be used to pay for abortions in Pennsylvania. In 2019, a group of seven abortion providers filed a lawsuit arguing that this restriction violates the Equal Rights Amendment in the state constitution. Although Commonwealth Court found that the providers had no standing to challenge the abortion funding ban, the Supreme Court subsequently instructed Commonwealth Court in 2024 to determine if th

Last week’s email delivered a rather discouraging picture of the state of environmental concerns in Harrisburg, even though it also presented a way forward. In recent weeks, however, there has been some reassuring news, particularly as it relates to data centers. Since the end of March, the State House has passed four bills, some with the help of Republican members. The bills are now headed for the Republican dominated state senate. Below is a short description of each

Let’s get right to it. According to U.S. News and World Report, Pennsylvania comes in 38 out of 50 states with regard to its air quality , and fortieth with regard to the quality of its drinking water . Republicans like to boast how their anti-woke environmental policies are beneficial to the economy, but once again, according to U.S. News , Pennsylvania ranks 29 th with regard to employment, 39 th on economic growth, and 37 th in terms of its business environment. U.S

Hi folks, Hope everyone's recovered from the No Kings rallies throughout our community. Now it's back to work. As always, each spring there are two annual occurrences that descend upon us like clockwork: Campaigning for the fall, and the state budget. As always, these emails make the case that these two occurrences are inextricably intertwined. Politicians argue why their "Yea" or "Nay" votes are a benefit to their constituents, often in an attempt to maintain their incum

Hope everyone is having a good holiday (Are we still allowed to use the word “holiday”?). First, in preparation for 2026, Let’s do a brief review of the past year. While 2025 at the federal level had been a real stinker, it had been a stellar year at the local level – especially for Blue Pennsylvania. Our group had two goals this year: 1. To allow another 10-year term for the three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices who were up for retention in 2025, and, 2. To ass