PA State News

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Senator Dave McCormick, R-Pa., announced more than $270 million in federal funding for projects across Pennsylvania, supporting cri...

(Editor’s note: America250PA - McKean County provided the material featured here, created by the McKean County Planning Commission — Chairman Gregory ...

HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania’s minimum hourly wage has been unchanged for 16 years, even as its neighboring states have climbed into the double-digits. U...

(The Center Square) – Four people killed in Indiana by a big rig driver with a CDL license from Pennsylvania has magnified the consequences of a progr...

HARRISBURG — The state Senate approved legislation Wednesday to improve the abandoned and orphaned oil and gas well plugging process in Pennsylvania, ...

HARRISBURG — Auditor General Timothy DeFoor released the audit reports for the volunteer firefighters’ relief association for two municipalities in Mc...

HARRISBURG — Taxes on skill games and recreational marijuana could bring $2 billion into the state’s bank account to help fund Gov. Josh Shapiro’s lat...

(The Center Square) – Winter storms can topple power lines, but surging demand and extreme cold can also cause power plants to falter – triggering bro...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) announced that the student application for the 2026-27 Grow Pennsylvania Scho...

(Editor’s note: See related story on page A-3.)  Gov. Josh Shapiro's proposed budget is unaffordable and unsustainable, with too much spending and not...

CLARION — Plans are underway for Lumber Heritage WoodFest 2026, returning to the Clarion Mall on March 20-22. The three-day indoor and outdoor festiva...

The Cameron Elk Suicide Prevention Task Force was recently named Rural Health Program of the Year by the Pennsylvania Office of Rural Health. Members ...

KANE — PA Humanities has selected Friends’ Memorial Public Library in Kane as one of 10 recipients of its first‑ever Rain Poetry Grants, a statewide p...

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sens. John Fetterman, D-Pa., and Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, sent a letter to Department of Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and F...

RIDGWAY — The North Central Pennsylvania Regional Planning and Development Commission has started work on updating its 2055 Long‑Range Transportation ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — A new poll shows Gov. Josh Shapiro with strong, continued public support as he heads into his campaign for re-election. A Morning C...

(TNS) — The state has confirmed several cases of measles in Lancaster County. All of the cases are people who are not vaccinated, according to the Pen...

STATE COLLEGE (TNS) — Pennsylvania’s prison agency has detailed where staff from Rockview state prison and Quehanna Boot Camp will be transferred afte...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Gov. Josh Shapiro is proposing a $53.26 billion state budget for the year starting July 1 that increases spending for schools and t...

PUNXSUTAWNEY (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecast sure to disappoint many after what's already been ...