Sen. Dave McCormick said he’d welcome Sen. John Fetterman to the GOP as reports surface of a quiet Republican courtship. The development raises questions about Senate control and Pennsylvania politics.

A Chestnut Hill Local Q&A had four Democrats answer five neighborhood-sourced questions ahead of the May 19 primary. The short format put local priorities front and center.

Six bills moved out of committee to expand safe‑harbor protections and update laws on intimate images and infant trafficking.

Mayor Parker took her One Philly, One Future budget tour to Kensington, presenting the FY27 plan and answering neighborhood questions at Taller Puertorriqueño. The stop was part of a citywide outreach push to explain new investments and collect resident feedback.

A Brookings-backed partnership launched May 5 with $5.4M to coordinate business attraction, workforce training and industry strategies across Greater Philadelphia.

Pennsylvania's unemployment rate stayed at 4.2% in March; nonfarm payrolls rose modestly and education & health services led annual gains.

At least 53 candidates who denied the 2020 result are running for offices that oversee voting in 23 states, including key swing states.

A field director pleaded guilty and was sentenced to one month in county jail after prosecutors said pay‑for‑registrations prompted fake voter‑registration forms in Pennsylvania.

A federal judge ruled April 23 that Pennsylvania can block outside groups from posting the state's full voter export online, upholding the state's privacy rule.

ACLU of Pennsylvania sued ICE after a FOIA request over administrative “unmasking” subpoenas went unanswered. The suit seeks records tied to Montgomery County cases.

Mayor Cherelle Parker led a high‑profile endorsement of State Sen. Sharif Street outside City Hall, consolidating establishment support ahead of the May 19 primary.

City Council has opened public testimony for the FY27 budget. A public hearing is scheduled for April 22 at 1 p.m.; sign-ups are being accepted by phone or email.

A tense City Hall hearing left the fate of Mayor Parker's $1 rideshare surcharge and the School District's revised facilities plan uncertain. Councilmembers and riders clashed over funding and equity.