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Democrawonk — A resident walks away from a posted agenda while two officials inside a meeting room reveal an oversized pink NEW BUSINESS page before empty public chairs.

Pennsylvania Boards Could Add Your Reason To Attend After You’d Decided Not To Come

PoliticsOctober 22, 2026 at 5:34 PM EDTBy Jared Mejia

Pennsylvania lawmakers have passed a fix for a notice loophole that rewarded residents who could predict unannounced business.

Democrawonk — A lawmaker opens a No Scooters gate and offers a pink helmet to an adult beside an electric scooter, under a Proposed Rules sign.

Pennsylvania’s Scooter Crackdown Starts By Making Scooters Legal

PoliticsOctober 21, 2026 at 9:50 PM EDTBy Jimmy (Jim) Ayers

The House-approved bill would replace an absolute prohibition with permission that comes with safety rules.

Democrawonk — An unplugged slot-style machine waits on a trolley outside a legislative chamber while a suited hand removes a paper marked 104 beneath a crossed-out calendar.

Pennsylvania’s Skill Games Needed A Law. They Got 104 Signatures And A Lecture.

PoliticsOctober 21, 2026 at 5:44 PM EDTBy Margaret Mayakovsky

A majority signed a proposal, leadership objected, and the machines had to leave. The lawmakers still have an election to contest.

Democrawonk — A house slides down a chute labeled Choice into Higher Bill while dollar coins flow from neighboring houses to a seated supplier.

Electric Choice Works Best When You Stop Choosing

PoliticsOctober 21, 2026 at 12:19 PM EDTBy Jesse Hubbard

The customer can inherit a new price. Everyone else can inherit the unpaid bill.

Democrawonk — A fictional detective studies an easel chart: a COUNTY box points to a dashed LOCAL HEALTH CAPACITY box containing a magenta question mark.

The Disease Detective’s First Case: The Missing Health Department

Everyday AmericaOctober 17, 2026 at 3:13 PM EDTBy Margaret Mayakovsky

A noir parody in which the conspicuously absent character is permanent local public-health capacity.