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Pennsylvania deserves the truth — help us keep delivering it

We pay for our government, and it should answer to us. But too often, that’s not how it works. Records get buried. Agencies stonewall. Officials wait out the news cycle or attack reporters rather than answer hard questions. Spotlight PA files hundreds of public records requests every year, ...

For the love of the game — and country

Paul Skenes is smiling from ear to ear, draped in red, white and blue, along with the rest of his teammates, as they begin the first exhibition game representing Team USA at the World Baseball Classic at Papago Sports Complex in Phoenix. Skenes told the MLB Network why it means so much to ...

Protect Pennsylvania’s hunting economy

For more than 50 years, the first Monday after Thanksgiving served as the traditional opening day of statewide firearms deer season, drawing families, friends and sportsmen from every corner of the state into our forests and towns. But that tradition was upended in 2019 when the Pennsylvania ...

In the middle of a country at war

It is my practice on Fridays, before the onset of Shabbat, to send a message to everyone in the office. I try to be at least a little bit inspiring and encouraging. In this pre-Shabbat message, I simply said: “Pray for peace, but pass the ammunition.” I knew that war would shortly ensue. ...

State’s economy will grow when Harrisburg gets out of the way

Gov. Josh Shapiro often brags about “moving at the speed of business.” But his efforts to draw private investment to Pennsylvania rely heavily on corporate welfare, rather than addressing the burdensome regulations that bog down the commonwealth’s economy. On paper and at public events, ...

Energy mandates, deficit spending undermine affordability concerns

Democrats have a new buzzword: “affordability.” Democratic strategists say “moderates” will lead the way to a more affordable cost of living for Americans, but those promises collapse into the same tax-and-regulate agenda wherever Democrats gain full control of the state ...