ethics

HARRISBURG (TNS) — A former state lawmaker was forced to resign her position on a commonwealth board after taking a second state government job. Margu...

HARRISBURG — It’s Sunshine Week across the nation, and the annual event underscores the importance of open government. That makes it a great time to e...

HARRISBURG — The governor’s proposed budget may provide a boost to a bill working its way through the Senate that would fund public defender offices a...

HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state lawmaker submitted his resignation letter Wednesday, a week after a union lobbyist accused him by name of having sex...

HARRISBURG (AP) — A Pennsylvania state lawmaker submitted his resignation letter Wednesday, a week after a union lobbyist accused him by name of havin...

HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania state representative accused of sexual harassment said Friday he is not resigning but has stepped down from the Judiciary ...

Many state lawmakers long ago abandoned their constitutional duty to preserve the environment by instead representing the natural gas industry. Now, a...

HARRISBURG — A Pennsylvania lobbyist on Wednesday named the Democratic state representative who she says sexually harassed her four years ago, going p...

UNIVERSITY PARK (TNS) — The Penn State Chapter of United Students Against Sweatshops met outside of the Allen Street Gates on Friday afternoon to call...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — With the start of the 2024 primaries less than a year away, it really is time to be honest, and to come to terms with the former p...

President Joe Biden has called for an increase in the debt ceiling. To avoid another fight with Congress on the issue ahead of the 2024 elections, he ...

We’ve heard time and again over the years that there’s no such thing as a free lunch, which roughly means that there’s no reward without effort. That’...

Perhaps because the state Legislature traditionally has been an overwhelmingly male bastion, it has an equally long history of failing to take serious...

MOUNT JEWETT — And the award for best trail goes to a local section of the Knox and Kane Rail Trail. The Mount Jewett to Kinzua Bridge (MJ2KB) Trail c...

CARE for Children is again a recipient of the Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations’ Seal of Excellence for successfully completing thei...

America may not want a Trump-Biden rematch, but Donald Trump and Joe Biden sure do. A CNN poll late last year showed that 6 in 10 Republicans and Repu...

COVID SURVEY: A recent study found that almost half, 48%, of Pennsylvanians’ views on COVID rules remain unchanged, even after two continuous years. A...

A year after being named Time magazine’s person of the year, Elon Musk is attempting to acquire Twitter. To listen to Musk’s critics, you’d believe it...

AMHERST, N.Y. — The Better Business Bureau of Upstate New York is honoring Phillips Command Dogs of Olean with a 2022 Torch Award for Ethics. The busi...

The people in contemporary America who most pride themselves on their alleged commitment to science and public health are also the most superstitious ...