Pennsylvania Capital-Star
According to its About page, "The Pennsylvania Capital-Star is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site dedicated to honest and aggressive coverage of state government, politics and policy. The Capital-Star is part of States Newsroom, a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported by grants and a coalition of donors and readers."
States Newsroom runs several state-based news organizations across the U.S. An independent review of Capital-Star in March 2022 conducted by AllSides Managing Editor Henry A. Brechter (Center bias) noted a slight bias to the right, with consistently positive framing of Republicans and focus on conservative issues like school choice and replealing Obamacare.
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The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a decision Monday in a challenge to the state ban on publicly funded abortions, finding that “the right to reproductive autonomy, like other privacy rights, is fundamental.” The ruling overturns a 1985 decision that upheld the Pennsylvania Abortion Control Act’s ban on Medicaid-funded abortions except in cases of rape or incest. The case was the subject of intense focus during last November’s election to fill a vacant seat on the state high court, with reproductive rights advocates pushing to solidify Democrats’ majority. In a complex...