The Democratic-controlled state House took the first step toward a budget deal Monday. But the bill does not have the Senate GOP’s support, and leaders say they want to reduce spending further.

The tentative agreement comes as AFSCME DC 47 was taking steps to authorize a strike for some workers, and averts the potential of a second city worker walkout this month.

Four Pennsylvania voters are asking the state Supreme Court to invalidate the commonwealth’s closed primary system in an effort to allow unaffiliated voters to cast a ballot in partisan primaries.

New Jersey and Delaware will also claw back millions in funding lost at public universities when dozens of National Institutes of Health grants were abruptly canceled earlier this year.

Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity could secure an endorsement from the state GOP as early as September for the 2026 gubernatorial election challenging Gov. Josh Shapiro.