PA State News

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general urging congressional leaders to continue funding t...

COUDERSPORT — Potter County District Attorney Andy Watson faces a charge of misconduct by the disciplinary board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania ...

Railroad enthusiasts have a chance to see a big piece of history as Union Pacific's Big Boy No. 4014, a massive steam locomotive, is continuing a cros...

U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pa., is among a bipartisan group of lawmakers who want to establish a national commission on robotics. On Thursday, McCorm...

HARRISBURG — The House of Representatives took a final vote Tuesday on a bill that would allow mail-in or absentee ballots to be pre-canvassed seven d...

HARRISBURG — A plan to tax digital advertising for the first time and use the estimated $500 million in new annual revenue to give property tax rebate...

PITTSBURGH — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District will waive day-use fees at all district-operated recreation areas in observance of t...

HARRISBURG – Legislation aimed at bringing those born in Pennsylvania home for hunting and outdoor recreation has passed the Senate. “Pennsylvania out...

HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by Rep. Mike Armanini, R-DuBois, to help law enforcement officers find fentanyl within their communities passed the ...

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Two Pennsylvania men shot during the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump in 2024 are suing the federal government for allegedly failing ...

HARRISBURG — Less than a month before the deadline to finalize a budget for a state with a roughly $5 billion deficit , a potential new source of reve...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Monday voted to pass a bill to banning PFAS or “forever chemicals” from products people inte...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Glenn “GT” Thompson, R-Pa., Bill Huizenga, R-Mich., Johnny Olszewski, D-Md., Young Kim, R-Calif., and Gus Bilirakis, R-F...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Glenn Thompson, R-Pa., and Joe Courtney, D-Conn., have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at helping schools expand...

HARRISBURG — Treasury’s spring unclaimed property auction brought in more than $450,000. All proceeds are carefully documented by Treasury and will re...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) announced an interest rate drop for PA Forward undergraduate, graduate, and p...