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Pennsylvania Capitol Building. May 24, 2022. Harrisburg, Pa. (Photo by Amanda Berg, for the Capital-Star).

State lawmakers to introduce legislation for universal basic income study

BY: - July 18, 2023

The study, the lawmakers wrote, would be a “vital first step in understanding how a universal basic income pilot program could be implemented in Pennsylvania.”

Pa. Primary 2022: LGBTQ candidates ran across Pa., to mixed results | Analysis

BY: - May 22, 2022

Some high-profile candidates lost their contests, but other legislative candidates saw electoral success.

COMMENTARY

Why the LGBTQ community rejected Brian Sims for lieutenant governor | Mark Segal

BY: - May 20, 2022

Sims was a bad candidate from the start due to a lot of past baggage and controversy.

Philly Dems vying for Sims’ House seat make their case to LGBTQ voters

BY: - March 30, 2022

Three of the four Democratic hopefuls looking to succeed retiring state Rep. Brian Sims faced the votes during a recent public forum.

Meet the Dems vying to replace Rep. Brian Sims in the state House

BY: - February 21, 2022

Four candidates are vying for the seat being vacated by long-serving state Rep. Brian Sims, who's seeking the Dem nod for lieutenant governor.

The race for this Center City Philadelphia House seat is getting crowded

BY: - November 14, 2021

Political operative, former journalist Ben Waxman is the latest entrant in the fight for the Democratic nod for the 182nd House District.