In rural PA, there are several issues which require focused, state-level leadership. From the threatened collapse of volunteer-based fire and EMS services, to the decline of downtowns, to the rise of cross-generational addiction.
Most of these issues require bully-pulpit leadership from elected leaders at all levels. For fire and EMS, we'll need a serious call to volunteerism and community spirit, while still finding ways to reward and incentivize through education and tax benefits. The addiction issues stem from a combination of spiritual despair and the realities of eroded family structures, as well as conflicting messages from leaders. It is bad policy fund public priorities like schools on revenue derived from addictive substances.