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Embracing police accountability is the only way to make our communities safer | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - July 6, 2022
Policymakers have yet to embrace a full transformation in public safety that we need to make all our communities safer and more just.
The political cost of rising gas prices is mitigated by the GOP’s success and denial | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - July 5, 2022
Attacks on abortion rights and Jan. 6 revelations could sway voters to the Democrats this mid-term cycle.
Expanded time off is an easy way for companies in anti-abortion states to help employees | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - July 5, 2022
Expanding paid time off may not seem like a lot, but it would be one less hurdle for women experiencing nothing but hurdles.
A Republic, if we can keep it: It’s time for renewed, relentless action | David DeWitt
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - July 4, 2022
This Fourth of July, I will not be made despondent by the malicious designs of traitors and tyrants. I will be celebrating the unfolding of progress paid for in blood by patriots.
The U.S. Supreme Court is an obstacle to the future the vast majority want to achieve | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - July 3, 2022
The high court's recent rulings foreshadow future decisions that will favor corporations and reinforce economic inequality.
Do to guns what we did to cigarettes — make them culturally repellent | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - July 1, 2022
We can say with clarity that too many guns leads to shootings just like too many cigarettes leads to lung cancer.
It’s beyond time to address the soaring cost of cyber-charter schools | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - June 30, 2022
Cyber-charter tuition likely represents the most inefficient spending in Pa. school finance.
We cannot wait any longer to disarm hate | Shira Goodman
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - June 30, 2022
The new gun reform law passed by Congress, and signed by President Joe Biden, is a first step. We still have much work to do.
To help our children reach a successful future, we need to boost Level Up funding | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - June 30, 2022
Call your legislator today and let them know that Level Up is a jumpstart for Pa. school districts.
Who runs Harrisburg? You or the corporate elite? | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - June 29, 2022
With the budget clock ticking down, lawmakers have a choice to help working Pennsylvanians.
Fair funding for Pa. schools also means fair funding for special education | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - June 29, 2022
All kids want to do well in school; some just require additional assistance and extra tools to get there.
To engage the ‘will of the voters,’ you also have to empower them | Opinion
By: Capital-Star Guest Contributor - June 28, 2022
The bad faith use of the constitutional amendment process reduces the power of voters under the guise of increasing it.