PA State News

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., Cory Booker, D-N.J., and Tammy Baldwin, D-Wisc., introduced the Credit Card Fairness Act , legisl...

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that a Potter County man has been convicted of opening fire outside a Coudersport bar during an al...

HARRISBURG — Sen. Rosemary M. Brown, R-40, will introduce legislation to strengthen public confidence in local government by establishing a waiting pe...

HARRISBURG — The Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution prohibits “cruel and unusual punishment” from being inflicted on prisoners. For many, that ...

HARRISBURG — The cost of raising children can be prohibitive for many adults who would otherwise choose to expand their families, especially for those...

President Donald Trump signed U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson’s Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 into law on Wednesday, giving schools flexibilit...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — State Treasurer Stacy Garrity has been the Pennsylvania Republican Party's endorsed candidate for governor since September, but few...

STATE COLLEGE (TNS) — Two State College letter carriers will be given the “Million Mile Award” Wednesday, though they can’t say exactly how far they’v...

Penn State Extension has introduced Tilva, a new artificial intelligence-powered tool designed to provide 24/7, Pennsylvania-specific support for farm...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Health has opened its 2026 Student Lyme Disease Prevention Art Competition for students in grades one thro...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – To address historic and persistent staffing shortages at federal prisons across the country, U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and...

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday urges Pennsylvanians to be cautious when contacting their utility providers as utility‑related scams continu...

HARRISBURG – Food stamp enrollment declined as Pennsylvania’s reinstated work requirements shrank eligibility for many beneficiaries, according to a r...

HARRISBURG — Through thousands of streams and waterways, Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna watershed supplies about half of the freshwater emptied into the C...

HARRISBURG — Dina Powell McCormick, wife of Sen. Dave McCormick and former Trump advisor, has been named president and vice chair of Meta, the social ...

HARRISBURG — When it comes to the energy expenditure the state is expecting to absorb thanks to the massive growth of data centers, several plans have...

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Pennsylvania is appealing a federal judge’s ruling that let the Trump administration withhold millions of dollars from previously promised grants that...

A Lehigh County judge faces disciplinary charges after her “Book of Grudges” and a sexually explicit calendar became the sources of complaints. The Pe...