legislation

PITTSBURGH — DuBois city manager and former Senatorial candidate John “Herm” Suplizio and an employee have been indicted by a federal grand jury on ch...

HARRISBURG — Citing the loss of Pennsylvania jobs, inflated energy prices and lost economic opportunities to other states, several House Republican me...

When sportsmen and conservation groups heard about the provision in Pennsylvania House Bill 1300 that would transfer $150 million from the Pennsylvani...

State Rep. Brett Miller wants to strip the Game Commission of the power to terminate hunting licenses. Currently, hunters accused of violating the sta...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Hundreds of millions of dollars in state money designated for “general support” to the University of Pittsburgh and Temple Universi...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s Senate on Wednesday approved hundreds of millions of dollars for universities and schools, but it rejected some House prio...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s latest fix for a dwindling muicipal police force will focus on lowering fitness standards to entice recruits. House Bill 8...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) introduced legislation to address financial challenges faced by child care providers across the country who pa...

NEW YORK (TNS) — West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin’s announcement that he won’t seek reelection means the end of years of liberal Democrats blaming hi...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — As he battles criminal prosecutors and civil suits in four jurisdictions, former President Trump is relying on three tactics: denou...

HARRISBURG — Ohio voters embraced recreational marijuana on Tuesday, putting pressure on Pennsylvania as another neighbor legalizes adult use. Marijua...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman on Tuesday introduced the Building Safer Streets Act, his most recent legislation to improve street infrastructu...

HARRISBURG — Though there’s been a push to formally legalize skill-game gambling machines in Pennsylvania, some legislators want them banned outright....

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Just when we thought things couldn’t get any worse and we couldn’t be any more divided as a nation, war breaks out in the Middle Ea...

Compared to other states, Pennsylvania is getting more business-friendly, but it remains below average. A ranking from the Tax Foundation placed Penns...

Michigan is preparing to take possible legal action if the Big Ten Conference punishes the Wolverines’ football program before a full investigation in...

Regarding Francis Wilkinson’s op-ed, ”Who Chose New Speaker, Republicans or Trump?” in the Oct. 27 edition of The Era, the answer is BOTH. But whoever...

The Department of Health and Human Services has sent over $800,000 to a group in Texas where they distribute crack pipes, according to the Dallas Expr...

Pennsylvania’s rainy day fund will receive a big deposit after lawmakers settled a dispute with the governor’s administration this week over the defin...

Two candidates are vying for a seat on the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, Democrat Matt Wolf and Republican Megan Martin. Martin was born and raised...