The Bradford Era

Three years ago, Josh Shapiro delivered a decisive victory in his gubernatorial race against Doug Mastriano, a state Senator with a strong base of sup...

Pennsylvania is a diverse state. Hundreds of miles separate rural communities from dense cities. Governing this fractious geography requires lawmakers...

Everyone is still trying to figure out what to make of Zohran Mamdani’s victory in New York City’s mayoral primary. Mamdani emerged from a field of ca...

I've been involved in Pennsylvania’s budget process for about 15 years, either as an actor or an observer. I'm used to the opaque nature of negotiatio...

Pennsylvania's budget process is a byzantine effort that is critical to the functioning of the commonwealth but largely ignored by the public. The new...