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Losing their routes: PA’s transit funding crisis looms over rural systems

4 days ago | cityandstatepa.com | Harrison Cann

June 24, 2025 11:20 AM ET Transportation Budget Policy The roads less traveled still rely on public transportation. All the transit talk in Harrisburg has been focused on the commonwealth’s two biggest cities – Philadelphia and Pittsburgh – and the need for state funding to support their public transit systems. But, as many transit advocates have pointed out during rallies, there are public transit systems in all 67 counties in the commonwealth.
U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle keeps sounding the alarm on the Big Beautiful Bill

5 days ago | cityandstatepa.com | Greg Salisbury

June 23, 2025 01:15 AM ET Policy Interviews & Profiles With less than two weeks to go until the GOP’s self-imposed July 4 deadline to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the U.S. Senate was just forced to go back to the drawing board in its efforts to get everything the GOP majority wants into its version of the budget reconciliation bill that contains President Donald Trump’s second-term agenda.
Democrats look to the state Senate again after passing transit funding out of the House

1 week ago | cityandstatepa.com | Harrison Cann

The transit talk isn’t turning back after Tuesday. A day after the Democrat-led state House passed a transportation funding bill that would boost public transit as well as road and bridge funding, officials were once again joined by transit riders and advocates at a rally to shine a spotlight on the significance of transit, particularly in the Southeast. On Tuesday, state Rep. Ed Neilson’s House Bill 1364 passed by a margin of 107-96. The public transit proposal would mirror Gov.
Weekend roundup: ‘No Kings’ protests large and small pop up across Pennsylvania

1 week ago | cityandstatepa.com | Harrison Cann

The “No Kings” protests that took place on Saturday appear to have claimed the crown for the most-attended day of rallies in recent history. From large demonstrations in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh to several other street-packing protests across the commonwealth, the events in Pennsylvania were among nearly 2,000 demonstrations occurring nationwide.
Philly’s $6.8 billion budget by the numbers

2 weeks ago | cityandstatepa.com | Harrison Cann

Philadelphia City Council approved budget legislation Thursday, moving Mayor Cherelle Parker’s $6.82 billion spending plan and several priorities across the finish line. The big-ticket item in this year’s budget – one that drew out private and public negotiations – was Parker’s Housing Opportunities Made Easy initiative, a $2 billion plan focused on creating and preserving 30,000 units of housing, backed by a massive bond.
‘All in on AI’: Shapiro, Amazon announce $20B AI investment in Pennsylvania

2 weeks ago | cityandstatepa.com | Justin Sweitzer

Gov. Josh Shapiro and leaders from Amazon announced a $20 billion investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure on Monday morning – a deal that will result in the construction of two data centers in Luzerne and Bucks counties, and further investments in job training, STEM programming and AI education across the commonwealth.
With an eye on judicial elections, conservative activist Scott Presler leads voter training in PA

3 weeks ago | cityandstatepa.com | Justin Sweitzer

Conservative activist Scott Presler visited the greater Harrisburg area on Friday for the Pennsylvania Republican Party’s annual summer meeting, where he led a training focused on how to build on the GOP’s recent voter registration gains in Pennsylvania – and stressed the importance of turning out voters for this year’s statewide judicial elections.
Four for Friday: Focusing on Philly’s finances

3 weeks ago | cityandstatepa.com | Harrison Cann

Philadelphia City Council gave initial approval to Mayor Cherelle Parker’s $6.8 billion city budget after several hours of negotiations that began Wednesday and didn’t end until Thursday evening. Despite the prolonged closed-door negotiations, Councilmembers largely agreed to Parker’s initial proposals and are set to give final approval to the spending package on June 12. If you couldn’t keep up with all the goings-on, we’ve got you covered.
Shapiro sues USDA over federal cuts to farm and food bank funding

3 weeks ago | cityandstatepa.com | Hilary Danailova

In a sign of the growing rift within Pennsylvania’s agriculture community over proposed federal budget cuts, Gov. Josh Shapiro was flanked by several commonwealth farmers at a press conference as he announced he was suing the U.S. Department of Agriculture for “illegally and abruptly” terminating Pennsylvania’s local food purchasing assistance program, known as LFPA.
PA senators approve bill banning TikTok from state devices

3 weeks ago | cityandstatepa.com | Justin Sweitzer

Lawmakers in the Pennsylvania Senate voted unanimously on Wednesday to pass legislation that would ban TikTok from state-owned devices, a proposal that follows a move by Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, who first implemented a department-wide ban on TikTok in December 2022. The bill, Senate Bill 376, would prohibit state employees from downloading or installing TikTok on state-owned devices – a term that includes any device capable of downloading or installing the app.