Rights, Raises, and Residences | Best 60ish Seconds

In this Best 60ish Seconds for December 6, 2025, Charlie begins with the U.S. Supreme Court hearing oral arguments in a pivotal case involving crisis pregnancy centers. Pro-choice advocates in New Jersey are seeking to shut down faith-based centers that counsel women against abortion.​

Charlie then returns to Harrisburg, where Pennsylvania lawmakers received an automatic 3.25% pay raise this week, boosting their base salary to $113,575—making them the third highest-paid state legislators in the country.​

He also questions the nearly $1.1 million in taxpayer-funded security and landscaping upgrades at Governor Shapiro's private residence in Montgomery County.

Charlie closes with a preview of the upcoming Pennsylvania Society weekend in New York City, December 11–13, 2025. The 127th Annual Dinner will be held Saturday, December 13, and take place at the renovated Waldorf Astoria—marking the Society's return to its historic home for the first time in nearly a decade.​