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Pennsylvania lawmakers aren’t going to be able to go to work for a while. Yes, it sounds like the start to a particularly frustrating joke. But it’s t...

Kevin McCarthy, recently deposed as House speaker, has urged Donald Trump to move away from a message of “revenge.” McCarthy was referencing a speech ...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, and Rep. Danny Davis (D-IL) introduced the Grandfamil...

In a late-night ceremony Wednesday, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the Fiscal and Education codes to finally end the monthslong feud over the Pennsylvania b...

HARRISBURG (AP) — The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is back to a 101-101 partisan split with the resignation of a Democratic lawmaker Thursday...

Have you ever wondered what the vehicles with blue flashing lights were doing? They are headed to a potential emergency situation. Pennsylvania legisl...

WASHINGTON – On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, along with 330 of his colleagues, voted in favor of H.R. 1147, Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act. T...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lawmakers moved past a monthslong budget feud in Pennsylvania’s Capitol on Wednesday, advancing legislation to tie up loose end...

HARRISBURG — Legislation sponsored by Sen. Mike Regan, R-Cumberland/York, to expand the list of law enforcement entities covered under the Enforcement...

Two things are true: One, former President Donald Trump’s polling — nationally, in key swing states, and in the first-voting state of Iowa — has never...

Complaints about how Pennsylvania selects its appellate judges are nothing new. The January 1964 Citizens Conference reasoned that “the objective of a...

A bill cracking down on the misclassification of workers by construction contractors passed the Pennsylvania House on Monday, heading to the Senate wh...

Residents turned out for the regular meeting of the Bradford Township Board of Supervisors to bid farewell to longtime supervisor Steve Mascho. Mascho...

LEWIS RUN — Thursday’s fire at a residence on West Pine Avenue in Kane has been ruled accidental. Lewis Run-based state police said the fire, at 12:02...

MINOR INJURIES, 4-VEHICLE ACCIDENT FRIDAY Foster Township Police report suspected minor injuries following a Friday evening four-vehicle accident on D...

Even in 2023, plenty of obstacles remain in the way of a reliable and affordable internet connection for many area residents. Cellular dead spots. Liv...

A ruptured heating coil above the ornate ceiling of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives is forcing the chamber to be closed for business for the...

Animal-rights legislation being considered by Pittsburgh City Council would ban fur sales, horse-drawn carriages and the French delicacy foie gras in ...

In Pennsylvania, hunting is a 24/7, 365-day activity. In other words, on any given day — or night — it’s legal to shoot one wild animal or another, de...

WASHINGTON — Fatalities in crashes on Pennsylvania highways rose an estimated 4.5% during the first six months of 2023 compared to the same period las...