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

[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.

[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.