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HARRISBURG – The Senate this week passed bipartisan legislation sponsored by Sen. Camera Bartolotta, R-46, that aids law enforcement's ability to resp...

(The Center Square) — Two powerful forces, money and silence, have been stirring hearts and minds as well as controversy in a 240-year-old township ne...

HARRISBURG — The increasing presence of digitized labels in major retailers has the potential to allow AI-driven pricing algorithms capitalize on shop...

HARRISBURG — A House bill which would establish new business guidelines and consumer protections for the handling of personal data passed unanimously ...

HARRISBURG – Municipalities would be able to bring about a six-month "pause" in considering data center proposals under a bill that passed the state H...

HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Mike Armanini, R-DuBois, to strengthen police officers’ ability to detect fentanyl and other dangerous drugs...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State has released a free guide to help gardeners, urban farmers and community groups assess and manage soils in urban spaces b...

UNIVERSITY PARK — Penn State has released a free guide to help gardeners, urban farmers and community groups assess and manage soils in urban spaces b...

HARRISBURG – Two education bills introduced only days ago are moving quickly through the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, drawing sharp disagree...

HARRISBURG – As Pennsylvanians grapple with rising electricity costs, the debate over how to keep power both reliable and affordable is intensifying i...

HARRISBURG – The pitch from Pennsylvania Rep. Chris Pielli to fellow lawmakers about his bill is straightforward – "If it is AI, it has to say it is A...

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s energy future is emerging as a defining issue in the 2026 governor’s race, and both Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and Repub...

HARRISBURG – Prohibition of smoke shops opening or renewing their leases next year if located within 500 feet of a daycare center, K-12 school, youth ...

HARRISBURG – A bill prohibiting data center operators from signing nondisclosure agreements with local governments passed the Energy Committee in the ...

HARRISBURG – A new Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that essentially found the estimated 70,000 unregulated and untaxed "skill games" in the state to...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced that its new hunting and trapping licenses for the 2026-27 seasons will go on sale Monday at 8...

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania counties last year lost millions of dollars and domestic violence programs in the state laid off workers, some of whom never...

A fight has broken out in northeastern Pennsylvania over the future of lovely, forested Clinton Township - a future that could include 20 data center ...

HARRISBURG – E-scooters could be back on the streets of Pennsylvania for the first time in three years if a bill under consideration Monday by the Com...

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