Civic Watchdog 160

08/25/2026

💰Learn more about Rep. Craig Williams’ deep-pocketed donors 👇

Does your dog have a title? How mega-rich donors, dark money & corporate interests explain GOP PA Rep. Craig Williams' voting record & positions locally & in Harrisburg

08/25/2026

☀️This district’s GOP PA State Rep. Craig Williams (and former PECO attorney) has voiced his opposition to solar and clean energy through his votes and his newsletters time and again while claiming to fight for lower energy bills for residents.

PA House Democrats have introduced and passed numerous pieces of legislation to rein in costs and carbon emissions, without Rep. Williams’ help.

Pennsylvania’s legislature could do a lot more to speed up renewable-energy adoption, a new report says.

08/21/2026

Unsurprisingly, PA State Rep. Craig Williams voted against multiple bills that would rein in data centers.

Unspinning fact from fiction in messaging from Rep. Craig Williams

08/21/2026

This district’s PA State Rep. Craig Williams has refused to debate any opposing candidate since 2022.

We have a feeling 2026 will be no different.

The numbers make it clear: Republicans have almost completely stopped holding town hall meetings in which they’re forced to confront their own constituents.

08/12/2026

💡For former PECO counsel PA State Rep. Craig Williams, Big Energy donors come first.

Craig Williams proposed legislation favors fossil fuels over energy affordability. Here's how we know.

08/11/2026

Time and again, this district’s GOP PA State Rep. Craig Williams shows he’s in the pocket of Big Energy and corporate interests. Visit Elizabeth Moro For PA 160’s page to get involved in unseating him.

Data centers have become a hotly debated topic in Pennsylvania as more and more communities fight local plans for these energy-consuming campuses.

Earlier this year, the state House of Representatives passed a bill that would set guardrails on data center development. It’s aimed at protecting communities across the state from the industry’s high energy usage.

While the bill had bipartisan support (and is still awaiting a vote in the Senate), not every Republican thinks these guardrails are necessary.

✏️: Ashley Adams

07/12/2026

💰GOP PA State Rep. Craig Williams took $47k from Trump mega donor Jeffrey Yass - and then voted for his school privatization agenda at the expense of public schools. He reaffirmed his support for these EITC tax credits in his most recent newsletter.

For nearly 20 years, the Pennsylvania legislature funneled over $2.5 billion into private schools by letting wealthy donors such as Trump megadonor Jeffrey Yass fund tuition scholarships and receive tax credits covering 90 percent of their contributions.

07/12/2026

💰Who benefits? GOP PA State Rep. Craig Williams’ billionaire donor/school privatization activist Jeffrey Yass has pushed for these tax credits. No wonder he can afford to fund Trump’s ballroom.

Rep. Williams reaffirmed his support for these EITC tax credits in his most recent newsletter.

Since 2001, Pennsylvania has given businesses more than $3.5B in tax breaks to fund private school vouchers, but taxpayers can't see where much of the money is going or whether it's working. As budget negotiations continue, we’re demanding much-needed transparency and accountability for this tax c...

07/07/2026

Just a reminder that PA State Rep. Craig Williams voted “no” to a broadly popular anti-housing discrimination bill that would ban whites-only housing in PA and LGBTQ housing discrimination mentioned here. The bill passed by 1 vote, despite his efforts.

Pennsylvania voters want a cell phone ban in schools and tax skill games. They also want the state to make housing and employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity illegal. Voters also want Pennsylvania’s legislature to turn over its authority to redistrict political ma...

07/07/2026