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HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) on Wednesday adopted an emergency rule limiting volatile organic compound (VOC) emissi...

Governor Tom Wolf announced that the Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority (Authority) released the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s Statewide Br...

The Nov. 8 election mostly was about big statewide elections and control of Congress. But it also featured a local election that could help improve lo...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Max Baer, the chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, has died only months before he was set to retire, the court confirmed...

HARRISBURG — Governor Tom Wolf was joined by state Representative David Delloso and stakeholders and community members to discuss the reintroduction o...

HARRISBURG — The Wolf Administration Monday joined Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful representatives to announce the launch of the statewide anti-litter cam...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania House Republican Caucus Leaders Wednesday sent a letter to the heads of the University of Pittsburgh, Penn State University,...

Republican state Rep. Natalie Mihalek’s proposed constitutional amendment to get Pennsylvania out of the booze business is simplicity itself: “The Com...

Pennsylvania'sMay 17primary election might have been the most unusual race in the commonwealth's long and politically colorful history. As election re...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Pennsylvanians who are college-worthy — even if perhaps not financially equipped — need a fairer shot at affording a state-owned un...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Former President Donald Trump endorsed Mehmet Oz in Pennsylvania’s crucial Senate race Saturday night, throwing the power of the ...

When I first started talking about legalizing adult-use marijuana, I got the expected question from constituents, friends, and colleagues: How could I...

The McKean County Republican Committee is inviting registered Republican voters to one of five petition-signing events in locations across the county....

The chairman of the Pennsylvania House committee on energy urges Gov. Tom Wolf to ban the importation of Russian-sourced energy and to end opposition ...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — State Sen. Maria Collett says there’s overwhelming demand for a program offering Pennsylvania nurses up to $7,500 in student loan...

A bill that would allow parents in Pennsylvania to exempt their children from wearing a mask at school cleared a state Senate committee on Tuesday as ...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Commissioners issued a 9/11 Day Proclamation at their meeting Tuesday, proclaiming September 11 as a day of service and ...

As Pennsylvania charts a path forward from the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, a recent analysis of census data conducted by Stateline, an initi...

On May 18, a majority of voters in the 68th Legislative District — in Potter County, 72% in favor; Tioga County, 75%; Bradford County, 69% — and the C...

There are a lot of things that Pennsylvania’s government needs to underwrite. There are more than 3,000 schools, 14 state universities and four more s...