The ''Pennsylvania Report'' is an independent bi-weekly subscription-based political newspaper published in

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

. It is "widely read by the state's political junkies." It was founded in 1985 by David Buffington, a former public relations worker for the Pennsylvania Government. It provides confidential reports on "personalities, events and trends" within the

politics of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania has swung from being a Republican Party (United States), Republican-leaning state during much of the 20th century to being a notable Swing state, battleground state in presidential elections. Pennsylvania backed the Democratic Party ...

. Annual features include "The PA Report 100," profiling 100 individuals the editors think are "most likely to have an impact on government and politics" in Pennsylvania that year, and "The Political Stock Exchange," ranking the relative value of political personalities to their cause. The annual "Legislative All Star Team" provides a

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baseball team composed of legislators. Features and exclusive interviews in the Pennsylvania Report frequently appear in other publications, including the ''

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The ''Pittsburgh Post-Gazette'', also known simply as the PG, is the largest newspaper serving metropolitan Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Descended from the ''Pittsburgh Gazette'', established in 1786 as the first newspaper published west of the All ...

'' and the ''

Philadelphia City Paper ''Philadelphia City Paper'' was an alternative weekly newspaper in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The independently owned paper was free and published every Thursday in print and daily online at citypaper.net. Staff reporters focused on labor issues, ...

.'' Former editor David Buffington is frequently quoted regarding issues of Pennsylvania politics. The results of a Pennsylvania Report poll regarding the

1994 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election The 1994 Pennsylvania gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1994. The incumbent governor, Bob Casey, Sr. (Democrat), was barred from seeking a third term by the state constitution. The Republican Party nominated Congressman Tom Ridge, ...

was reported in the ''

.'' In an article about freshman legislator

Shawn Flaherty Shawn T. Flaherty is a former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Pennsylvania General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of ...

, the ''

Pittsburgh City Paper The ''Pittsburgh City Paper'' is Pittsburgh's leading alternative weekly newspaper which focuses on local news, opinion, and arts and entertainment. It bought out ''In Pittsburgh Weekly'' in 2001. As of April 2015, ''City Paper'' is the 14th l ...

'' noted that he had been dubbed "Rookie of the Year" by the Pennsylvania Report.

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