There's one month left until the state budget deadline in Pennsylvania.  You've spent the last six months doing the hard work: talking...

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...

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

Should Pennsylvania follow 30 states and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation's lead and allow alcohol sales in state parks?

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...