Yesterday, #PANeedsTeacher held its first roundtable of 2025 with   DeSales University   and House Education Committee Chairman   Peter...

Learn how your organization can pass legislation through the General Assembly in 2025.

Pennsylvania faces a critical shortage of teachers, and PA Needs Teachers is leading the effort to alleviate the crisis. Our work has...

In my experience running communications audits, one finding shows up again and again. Communications teams often struggle with internal communication. It feels ironic, but it matters. When internal systems break down, external work suffers. Teams focus so much on external strategy that they overlook their own internal needs. Some teams lack clear approval steps. Others use the wrong workflow tools or get low adoption on the tools they picked. No matter the issue, weak interna

When planning advocacy communications, the messenger matters as much as the message. As Pennsylvania debated its state budget, we got a...

Pennsylvania's budget season is coming to a (maybe?) crescendo. With billions of dollars in decisions coming in the next few weeks, how...

Your organization and your stakeholders worked hard for a major policy win. Now what? Many groups jump to the next project and forget to show people what they accomplished. If you want your win to matter, you need a plan to thank lawmakers and explain the results to supporters and the public. Look at the Inflation Reduction Act. When President Biden signed the law, it brought new jobs, lower costs, and cleaner air and water.   It covered many issues, which gave advocates pl

In a little more than two weeks, Pennsylvania voters will go to the polls for off-year primary elections. With races for Philadelphia...

In Pennsylvania, Governor Josh Shapiro is reaching his first 100 days in office. It's a small sample size, but so far Gov. Shapiro has built

This week, I wrote a piece for Real Clear Politics Pennsylvania on the occupational licensing system and the need for reform....

This week kicks off budget hearings in Harrisburg with cabinet secretaries and other state officials testifying before House and Senate...

Tomorrow, Governor Josh Shapiro will give his first budget address. The address will kick off months of hearings and debates about what...

Following the 2022 elections, Pennsylvania's government will have new leaders in the House and the Governor's office. Democrats won the...

Even though the campaigns in Pennsylvania have been at it for a year plus, the focus sharpens after Labor Day. Add in a few days or...

If you scored a policy victory in this year's budget, it's important to notify your supporters and stakeholders.