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HARRISBURG — Legislation sponsored by Sen. Scott Hutchinson, R-Oil City, to streamline state government operations by eliminating outdated, unnecessar...

HARRISBURG — Sens. Gene Yaw, R-Williamsport, and Anthony Williams, D-Philadelphia, introduced bipartisan legislation to regulate skill games in the co...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced that 24 additional organizations that provide services to Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable p...

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Senate voted to adopt Sen. Devlin Robinson’s, R-37, resolution designating Nov. 10, 2025, as Marine Corps Day in Pennsyl...

HARRISBURG — A coalition of lawmakers from both chambers of the Pennsylvania General Assembly joined activists at the Capitol Wednesday to demand bill...

OIL CITY — In advance of Drowsy Driving Prevention Week, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the Highway Safety Network remind...

HARRISBURG — Senate State Government Committee Chairman Sen. Cris Dush, R-Brookville, sent a letter (excerpted below) urging the Pennsylvania Supreme ...

HARRISBURG – A new national survey points to a growing disconnect between higher education and the workplace, raising questions about whether colleges...

HARRISBURG — Article I, Section 21 of the Pennsylvania Constitution states, “The right of the citizens to bear arms in defense of themselves and the S...

HARRISBURG — It’s an increasingly common phenomenon. We see an image or video appear in our social media feed, and we aren’t sure whether it’s real, a...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The pressure to end the second-longest federal government shutdown is gaining new urgency this week as millions of Americans face th...

HARRISBURG — Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced the next auction of unclaimed property from the Pennsylvania Treasury Department will take place today ...

Trial lawyer venue shopping is the strategic practice of filing lawsuits in jurisdictions where plaintiffs are more likely to win large verdicts, even...

HARRISBURG – The Senate has approved legislation aimed at strengthening maternal healthcare in Pennsylvania by expanding access to high-quality matern...

HARRISBURG – States across the Northeast carry five-figure debts for each taxpayer, according to a new report from the Reason Foundation. Government d...

HARRISBURG — Native American Heritage Month is on the horizon, and with it a host of unfinished sentences in the dialogue between the United States go...

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PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — After 37 years in prison, Michael Gaynor — who was convicted of killing a 5-year-old boy in a Southwest Philadelphia candy store ...

HARRISBURG – When it comes to the common good, regulators often work from the bottom up. That is, preventing catastrophes like forest fires or environ...

HARRISBURG – Faced with unprecedented energy demand, an aging grid, and a backlog of new generation projects awaiting connection, energy experts are s...