Summer 2026 is the Keystone State’s time to shine – and state and local officials are optimistic about the commonwealth’s chances to deliver as a host.  

At Cherry Street Pier in Philadelphia on Tuesday, a Visit PA-led pep rally – featuring members of the Shapiro administration and organizers from across the state – promoted the commonwealth and the importan...

Agustin Salazar Cernas and his son, Austin, on their Perry County farm. Photo credit: Provided

As a teenager in Perry County, Jarrah Salazar Cernas had a job on a local organic farm – work she took for granted until, as a nurse-in-training, she realized how much she missed the sun on her face and her hands in the soil.

At a clinical rotation in a nursing home, “I wa...

This year’s City & State Above & Beyond honorees are leaders in fields as varied as healthcare, business, law, education and construction. But they have something in common: mentorship, which virtually everyone on this list has mentioned as central to their success. As they shape Pennsylvania's future across myriad sectors, these women are now mentors themselves, cultiva...

Few know transit like Scott Sauer. 

The general manager of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transit Authority, Sauer took over the role in an interim capacity in late 2024 – a time when the system faced dire financial straits. 

Sauer wasn’t new to SEPTA. He followed in his father’s footsteps, beginning as a trolley operator in 1990 before working his wa...

With budget hearings now in the rearview mirror, lawmakers in the Pennsylvania House closed out March by voting on a series of high-profile bills addressing everything from data centers and marriage equality to the minimum wage and paid family and medical leave. 

Below, City & State recaps some of the major votes from a busy week in Harrisburg.