Dentons 50
Analysis and observations from all 50 states from Dentons’ public policy experts and members of the Dentons 50 network.
US Policy Scan 2021
At Pa. Capitol, the doors were slammed shut Thursday, and you can thank the D.C. riot for that
By: Charles Thompson The Pennsylvania State Capitol was closed to the public Thursday, with an exclamation point. One day after […]
Sen. Toomey refutes Trump’s Pa. election allegations after Capitol attack
By: Charles Thompson In anticipation of the formal objection being filed to Pennsylvania’s electoral college slate in Congress later tonight, […]
GOP seizes control of Pa. Senate floor, blocks Brewster from being seated
By: Rich Cholodofsky and Teghan Simonton The Pennsylvania Senate devolved into chaos Tuesday as Republicans, the majority party, refused to […]
Pennsylvania’s December revenue more than anticipated
By: Teghan Simonton Pennsylvania collected more revenue in December — and in 2020, as a whole — than the state […]
As coronavirus hits home, Pa. GOP shifts messaging but still rejects mandates
By: Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Rep. Jim Rigby and his wife Kathleen considered themselves lucky when they said final goodbyes […]
Lawsuits contend Gov. Wolf has no authority to issue new restrictions
By: Paula Reed Ward A Butler County attorney who previously won a federal lawsuit against the Wolf administration over the […]
Mailed ballots, tight deadlines caused a crunch for Pa. elections officials. Now, comes the reckoning.
By: Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Just a week out from Nov. 3, Sara May-Silfee had hundreds of mail ballots from […]
Gov. Tom Wolf halts indoor dining, suspends school sports as part of new restrictions
By: Megan Guza and Teghan Simonton After weeks spent imploring Pennsylvanians to stay home as much as possible, limit their […]
U.S. Supreme Court denies Republican injunction request in Pa. mail-in ballot challenge
By: Paula Reed Ward The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon denied an attempt by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly and […]
800 taxpayers affected by glitch in Pa’s collection of back state taxes
By: Jan Murphy Roughly 800 taxpayers who are on payment plans to pay back personal income taxes owed to the […]