The Insider was a subscription-based newsletter reporting on Pennsylvania politics.

It was once described as the "state's most widely read newsletter devoted to state politics and government."^[1] With an audience of both the "hard-core state political junkie and the casual political observer," The Insider featured interviews with state politicians and political analysis for activities at the Pennsylvania State Capitol.^{[2][non-primary source needed]} It has been called a "biweekly guide to the capital's back room deals"^[3] and "a twice-monthly political capsule" ^[4] by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

The Insider was developed in 2002 by the late Al Neri, a veteran political commentator with over 20 years of political experience, and political operative John Verbanac, a protegee of Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum.^[5][6][7] Within a short period of time, the Insider became the largest statewide political publication.^[8] Verbanac and Neri parted ways amicably in 2005 and The Insider was incorporated into the GovNetPA system.^[7][9] The editorial opinions expressed in The Insider were exclusively of Neri, unless the article carries a different by-line.^[10] Other individuals occasionally publish material in The Insider, including David Buffington, who is best known as the former editor of the Pennsylvania Report, a publication similar to The Insider.^{[11][non-primary source needed]}