PA State News

Data center developers are increasingly targeting agricultural land for new projects, and residents in affected communities are mounting opposition, c...

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Dave McCormick, R-Pa., announced the launch of a Pennsylvania Youth Essay Contest in celebration of America’s 250th annivers...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., announced the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) released $600 million in funding owe...

The race for Pennsylvania governor is set between Gov. Josh Shapiro and State Treasurer Stacy Garrity. Shapiro and Garrity were the only candidates fo...

While energy policy debates continue in Harrisburg, with some lawmakers prioritizing a push toward clean energy, PJM’s latest interconnection queue sh...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania government has a $5.7 billion problem, and close observers of those running the state don't anticipate seeing a full solutio...

HARRISBURG – Artificial intelligence is bringing about "the most consequential moment of change in human history" and Pennsylvania is well positioned ...

Pennsylvania voters will head to the polls Tuesday to choose party nominees for governor, lieutenant governor, all 17 U.S. House seats, all 203 state ...

UNIVERSITY PARK — New Penn State research shows that some invasive shrubs can survive — and even resprout — after low‑intensity burns, offering mixed ...

(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania U.S. Sens. John Fetterman and Dave McCormick voted on Wednesday against an effort to limit President Donald Trump’s...

The vast extent of the Pennsylvania data center boom and the intense opposition to it were apparent during a virtual Town Hall Wednesday night, when i...

Pennsylvania high school seniors planning to pursue environmental careers can apply for one of three $1,000 Environmental Education Scholarships offer...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania is inviting middle schools, high schools and career and technical centers to host new Heavy Highway Industry Career Days beg...

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration warned Americans Tuesday that fentanyl is increasingly mixed with a dangerous array of synthetic substances t...

A bipartisan group of Pennsylvania lawmakers has signed on to an immigration reform proposal that is dividing House Republicans. U.S. Reps. Brian Fitz...

Local government officials in Pennsylvania who have witnessed the storm of controversy over data center proposals are using a tool in state law that l...

(Editor's note: The article has been updated since initial publication to include a statement from Gov. Josh Shapiro's office.) HARRISBURG — The frust...

UNIVERSITY PARK — May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and Pennsylvania consistently ranks as one of the top states in the nation for reported cases o...

UNIVERSITY PARK — A new Penn State–led study shows that inexpensive drone imagery can produce farm‑planning maps nearly as accurate as those made with...

Pennsylvania is offering one traveler the chance to spend a day behind the scenes with Department of Conservation and Natural Resources staff through ...