Photo credit: iStock.com/BackyardProduction Governor Josh Shapiro delivered his 2025-26 budget address, outlining economic initiatives, public safety measures, infrastructure improvements, and education funding. His speech emphasized continued investment in key sectors to strengthen Pennsylvania’s [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/Hamburg Studios As Pennsylvania continues to navigate an evolving energy landscape, state leaders are proposing new approaches to ensure reliability, affordability, and sustainability. Governor Josh Shapiro recently announced his “Lightning Plan”, a six-part [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/StudioGraphic As technology continues to evolve, digital driver's licenses (also known as mobile IDs) are gaining traction across the United States. States are increasingly exploring legislative measures to modernize driver identification systems, enabling [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/Moussa81 Pennsylvania's journey with cannabis legalization has been a slow but evolving process. In 2016, the Commonwealth took its first significant step by legalizing medical cannabis through the Medical Marijuana Act. This program [...]

In our latest episode of the Back in Session podcast, we had the pleasure of hosting Pennsylvania State Representative Tim O'Neal. Our conversation covered a range of topics from the recent state budget to election [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/naturalbox The debate over raw milk legislation has intensified in 2024, with several states introducing or passing bills that address the sale and distribution of unpasteurized dairy products. Raw milk has not undergone [...]

Welcome back to another episode of the Back in Session podcast! In this episode, hosts Ryan Stevens and Ryan Demara delve into the world of legislative advocacy with Alex Baloga, President and CEO of [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/Serhej Calka As the curtains close on the Pennsylvania primaries, the outcomes have once again set the stage for what promises to be a dramatic general election. Known for playing an essential role [...]

Photo credit: iStock.com/sittithat tangwitthayaphum State legislators have grappled with policies surrounding physicians offering life-ending care to terminally ill patients for many years. Life-ending care enables medical providers to go further than just making patients who [...]

Photograph taken inside the state capitol of the spectacular 272-foot, 52 million-pound dome. On February 6, 2024, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro (D) delivered his 2024-25 Budget Address. Shapiro's 2024 budget aims to provide tangible benefits [...]