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Oct 31, 2024
The vice president and Democratic nominee for president made her first trip to Harrisburg as she spans swing-state Pennsylvania for votes.
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Oct 18, 2024
Constellation Energy is asking the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Oct 25 to change the name of Three Mile Island, nearly 50 years after the partial meltdown that forced 100,000 to...
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Oct 3, 2024
A prolonged period of rain and high humidity has led to some mail-in ballot envelopes arriving at voters' mailboxes already sealed.
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Sep 27, 2024
The treasurer's race is heating up at the Nov. 5 election draws near with the two major party candidates taking shots at each other.
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Sep 24, 2024
Corbett spoke at the Pennsylvania Press Club about his involvement with a group striving to rebuild trust in the electoral process.
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Aug 8, 2024
Consensus is Shapiro has helped his profile, but the way forward may be more complicated.
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Jul 25, 2024
Democratic lawmakers and local officials and supporters gathered to promote their party's nominee for president in Harrisburg.
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Jul 22, 2024
The first-term governor is on a lot of peoples' lists as a prime candidate to be on a rebuilt Democratic ticket.
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Jul 18, 2024
Construction on a new bridge will begin in 2026 and is expected to take two to three years to construct but impact to traffic is to be kept to a minimum, officials said.
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Jul 4, 2024
Lawmakers were told on Wednesday that they should return to the Capitol on Saturday as expectations are that a budget agreement between the House and Senate and Gov. Josh Shapiro...
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Jul 1, 2024
Organizations affected by a data breach will now be required to pick the cost of providing a credit report and access to credit monitoring for a year.
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Jun 28, 2024
Legislative leaders and Gov. Josh Shapiro are optimistic about the progress made on reaching an agreement on a 2024-25 state budget but acknowledge it won't be done before the June...
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Jun 17, 2024
In May, a bill in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives to ban bump stocks failed by a single vote with opponents of the measure saying it was unnecessary because of the federal...
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Jun 11, 2024
The measure proposes increases funding for public schools by more than $5 billion over the next seven years.
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Jun 10, 2024
A number of bills seeking to modernize Pennsylvania's small games of chance law have been offered and could receive consideration this month as part of the horsetrading that occurs...
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Jun 5, 2024
During his visit to southcentral Pennsylvania, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg was familiar with the I-83/South Bridge replacement project and said he understands its...
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May 8, 2024
The Pennsylvania budget address was delivered in an alternate location, and taxpayers ended up paying dearly.
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May 8, 2024
As the start of budget negotiations are getting underway, the Senate Education Committee moved the same controversial school voucher program that House Democrats rejected last year...
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Apr 26, 2024
Lawmakers are taking in words of advice from experts in places that have legalized recreational weed to help shape a proposal to bring it to Pennsylvania.
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Apr 23, 2024
A new initiative announced on Monday by Gov. Josh Shapiro provides for 10 solar farms to provide electricity to 16 state agencies.
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Apr 17, 2024
The Legislative Reapportionment Commission approved redrawn maps defining House and Senate district boundaries more than two years ago.
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Apr 15, 2024
Teachers could receive up to a $500 state tax credit per year under a bill that the House Finance Committee is expected to consider this week. It is another step toward addressing...
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Apr 12, 2024
The program that has proven wildly successful on the first day applications became available aims to help address the state's teacher shortage.
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Apr 10, 2024
The winner of this nomination will challenge Republican incumbent Stacy Garrity and any third-party candidate in the Nov. 5 election.
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Mar 21, 2024
These are the Pennsylvanians at the top of state worker earners list and what they do.
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Mar 21, 2024
PennLive's annual look at state government earnings shows the percentage of earners who topped $200,000 in 2023 rose 119% from the prior year.
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Mar 12, 2024
Anju Singh of South Hanover Township said she wanted to give Democratic voters in the 106th state House District in Dauphin County a choice on the November ballot.
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Mar 4, 2024
Work groups are developing recommendations for the new higher education system's governance structure as well as one for a higher education performance funding model, both of which...
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Mar 1, 2024
Publicly stating that genocide of Jewish people was a punishable offense on their campuses potentially ensured state dollars would continue flowing to Penn State, Pitt, Temple and...
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Feb 29, 2024
Comprising election and law enforcement officials, the panel is charged with mitigating threats, protecting voters from intimidation, and combating disinformation and misinformation.
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Feb 7, 2024
Far-reaching state budget proposal makes new investments in... well, everything. Republicans and Democrats, predictably, differ on the wisdom of that.
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Jan 26, 2024
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Friday unveiled his blueprint for higher education that would lower the cost of attending a state university or community college to $1,000 a semester for...
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Jan 23, 2024
At least one state employee was fired over the deletion of data on state computer systems affecting at least the Pennsylvania State Police and State Employees' Retirement System.
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Jan 19, 2024
Allowing students to take excused mental health days off and making sure school counselors devote the bulk of their time to counseling duties won the House Education Committee's...
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Jan 19, 2024
Jay Costa has represented a portion of Allegheny County since 1996. Over that time, he rose to the top leadership post of his caucus and held it for 14 years.
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Jan 10, 2024
A state senator is proposing legislation that would force the Pennsylvania Game Commission to change its position on using this technology as a game recovery tool.
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Jan 4, 2024
Cursive writing has disappeared from many elementary schools' curriculum as it has taken a backseat to teaching students keyboarding.
Oct 31, 2024The vice president and Democratic nominee for president made her first trip to Harrisburg as she spans swing-state Pennsylvania for votes.