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HARRISBURG — Though dozens of states make their legislative sessions viewable live and on-demand, Pennsylvania stands out. It’s one of only a few stat...

HARRISBURG — Republicans who control Pennsylvania's Senate on Wednesday kicked off the new legislative session by pushing through a trio of proposed c...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s new state House speaker declared Friday that no other legislation will be taken up by his chamber until it approves a cons...

Commonwealth Court Judge Ellen Ceisler has not yet filed an opinion to support her ruling Friday that there are no valid legal grounds for legislative...

In a rare bit of good news out of the U.S. Supreme Court, there are signs that three of the court’s six conservatives are poised to join its three lib...

Millions of Americans now turn to social media for news, at least sometimes, and it’s clear that much of the “news” that they consume is not journalis...

ALLENTOWN (TNS) — For the first time in a dozen years, Democrats will have a big say on what legislation passes, or doesn’t pass, the Pennsylvania Gen...

Musicians regularly oil their instruments' valves to reduce friction and ease play — much as private interests regularly oil some state politicians fo...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — With inflation topping 8% this year for the first time since 1981, Pennsylvania officials are mulling what to do about state and ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — It’s been five years since “Pignellope” made her way to the Pennsylvania Capitol steps in Harrisburg to protest a forthcoming legis...

The war on drugs has been long, hard-fought and expensive. Since the 1970s, America has battled wave after wave of new, more lethal drugs hitting our ...

Right-wing social warriors in the state Legislature have backed off their effort to hold thousands ofPennsylvaniacollege students hostage to their ide...

HARRISBURG — Republican state senators outvoted impassioned Democratic opposition late Thursday to advance a proposal to add language to the Pennsylva...

Given the state’s political structure, it’s natural to think of the Legislature in terms of the major political parties. But that’s just part of the s...

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

Just like that, tyranny has descended on Florida. The state legislature, with the support of Gov. Ron DeSantis, voted to repeal the “special independe...

In a combination of overstatement and bad timing, the Legislature’s nonpartisan Independent Fiscal Office needlessly has complicated the simple questi...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Lawmakers are set to take the first serious step toward legalizing recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania. A hearing scheduled Mond...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's highest court on Tuesday hammered a final nail into the coffin of a proposed victims' rights constitutional amendment that...

ALLENTOWN (TNS) — Let the games begin. Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf has fired the first shot in what could be the penultimate battle of his two-term tug-o...