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Public defenders are the bedrock of our legal system. How Tom Cotton damaged that | John L. Micek
Republicans know what the Constitution says about the right to an attorney. But you wouldn't have believed it this week.
Bail reformers are facing backlash. Here’s what the facts say | Thursday Morning Coffee
Rising crime rates are fueling anti-reform arguments. But the data are unclear.
Still think the infrastructure law isn’t helping? Check the numbers | Wednesday Morning Coffee
The state was in line for $1.6B for bridge repairs. It's already being put to work, according to one analysis.
Report: Stigma against people living with addiction entrenched in Pa. | Tuesday Morning Coffee
Hard hit by the opioid epidemic, Pa. residents take a dim view of people struggling with addiction, a new poll has found.
More money, more problems? Pa. tax collections shot up in March | Monday Morning Coffee
As another budget season beckons, the state collected $5.6B billion in general fund revenue last month.
Pa.’s Toomey says he’s a ‘no’ on confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court
"Due to Judge Jackson’s admitted lack of judicial philosophy, her concerning judicial record, and the likelihood she will continue to reach beyond the limited role of the judiciary, I cannot support her appointment to the Court,” Toomey said.
Targeting vulnerable transgender kids? A cruel and dangerous waste of time | Friday Morning Coffee
If there's any consolation, Rep. Barbara Gleim's bill is headed for a guaranteed veto. But the GOP has showed itself for what it is.
Pa.’s Toomey meets with Ketanji Brown Jackson, concerned whether she’ll ‘serve as a neutral umpire of the law’
Pennsylvania’s outgoing Republican United States senator isn’t a “no” vote for President Joe Biden’s pick for the U.S. Supreme Court. Yet. But U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, of Lehigh County, said Thursday he “[continues] to have concerns” about whether Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson “will serve as a neutral umpire of the law.” Toomey, who met with […]
These central Pa. roads, bridges benefiting from infrastructure cash | Thursday Morning Coffee
Get ready for a busy spring road construction season, central Pa.
Biden’s budget is a ‘gesture to the radical left,’ Pa.’s Toomey says | Wednesday Morning Coffee
The millionaire former Wall Streeter teed off on the tax policy measures in an interview with CNBC.
Pa. leads on these acts of hate. Will lawmakers act before time runs out? | Tuesday Morning Coffee
'Fighting hate in Pennsylvania has never been more important,' Andrew Goretsky, the regional director of the ADL Philadelphia, said.
Report: New teachers are earning 11% less than 30 years ago | Monday Morning Coffee
New teachers make an average of $41,780 a year nationwide, underlining the staffing and retention problems districts face.