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Legislation is currently under consideration by Pennsylvania lawmakers that would prohibit transgender individuals from competing in women’s sports. R...

It started as one of those ridiculous controversies of the Trump era. In May and June 2017, then-President Donald Trump blocked a few Twitter trolls w...

How Texas fetal heartbeat bill advances cause — perhaps all the way to Supreme Court For millions of parents the world over, the image of a tiny heart...

A Bradford man is facing allegations that he failed to follow the requirements outlined under Megan’s Law. Michael R. Stone, 30, was arraigned Thursda...

The eyes of the world are on Minneapolis. On its citizens, as they react to the trial of Derek Chauvin, accused of murdering George Floyd last year in...

HARRISBURG — With only six months left until the federal enforcement of REAL ID begins for commercial domestic air travel and other federal purposes, ...

(Editor’s note: The Era sat down with Sen. Cris Dush last week and spoke about issues impacting the 25th District. The second of two, this story focus...

BIRD FRIENDLY BUILDINGS : Glass collisions kill up to 1 billion birds in the United States each year. Both common and rare species are at risk. Recent...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., chairman of the Special Committee on Aging, and fellow senators reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Protec...

The Senate Agriculture & Rural Affairs Committee will consider four bills at a meeting set for 9:15 a.m. today in the Senate Chamber, according to Com...

WASHINGTON — One year into the worst pandemic in a century, nursing homes and long-term care facilities have been ravaged by the deadly virus. U.S. Se...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., joined a bipartisan group of his colleagues in reintroducing gun safety legislation that will help states en...

SPRING FORWARD: The time is almost here to set the clocks an hour ahead for daylight saving time; March 14 at 2 a.m. to be exact. We change the clocks...

Can the federal government ban evictions? Seems like a pretty straightforward question. But the answer touches on a deeper one, as yet unsettled: Will...

Republican state legislators often champion local government control, as when they insist on sending most proceeds from the natural gas local impact f...

A local business has been acquitted of allegedly violating the state’s restaurant closure order in December. JJ’s Saloon, owned by Bob Skaggs, was fou...

The United States celebrates 11 permanent legal public holidays, if you include the quadrennial celebration of Inauguration Day. None of these holiday...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania National Guard members could aid in the distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine under legislation approved by the Senate on Wed...

HARRISBURG — Acknowledging the importance of the state’s forestry industry, the state House has approved legislation introduced by Rep. Martin Causer,...

HARRISBURG — Legislation to ensure the dairy industry can continue to operate as needed during inclement weather has been approved by the state House,...