local government

CVS and Walgreens have agreed to pay state and local governments a combined total of more than $10 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of opioids...

WASHINGTON — Today the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) announced the launch of READY Appalachia, a community capacity-building initiative offeri...

HARRISBURG — Republicans used a legislative bill-shuffling strategy Monday to voluntarily relinquish a Pennsylvania House committee’s control over fou...

HARRISBURG — Earlier this week, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced $455.9 million in liquid fuels payments will be made available...

Pennsylvania spends about $1.1 billion annually on its parks and recreation areas, but that is just $83 per resident, the 10th lowest rate of spending...

You’re cruising down the interstate. Maybe you’re going a little bit faster than you should be. Maybe not. But if you catch a glimpse of a state troop...

HARRISBURG — The Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by Sen. Cris Dush, (R-Brookville), approved his bill to modernize parts of the state code ...

HARRISBURG — Calling local governments an integral part of the American experience, state Sen. Cris Dush, R-Brookville, introduced a Senate Resolution...

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

The Pennsylvania State Police is one of the largest police forces in the United States, with more than 4,200 troopers, 1,800 civilian employees and an...

County leaders from throughout Pennsylvania have unveiled five key county government legislative priorities for 2021, led by a call for election refor...

The prescription opioid crisis that has taken well over 100,000 American lives and ruined hundreds of thousands more wasn’t just an accident of time o...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., joined by 36 of his colleagues, announced that he sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-...

HARRISBURG — The Senate approved emergency measures on Tuesday to help local governments respond to the COVID-19 public health emergency, according to...

Officials representing townships of the second class in McKean County will convene on Thursday at Port Allegany Veterans Club for their 106th Annual C...

HARRISBURG – Outdoor enthusiasts and our local economy stand to gain from a $150,000 Commonwealth Financing Authority (CFA) grant that has been awarde...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County Commissioners agreed Tuesday to begin the procedure for securing a tax revenue anticipation note not to exceed $3.5 mill...

The two Democrats running for the U.S. House of Representatives will be special guests at a “Meet the Candidates” event scheduled for 6:30 p.m. April ...

HARRISBURG – Legislation authored by state Rep. Matt Gabler, R-DuBois, that clarifies the process of filling leadership positions in municipalities is...

WASHINGTON — In 1960, when John Kennedy was elected president, America's population was 180 million and it had approximately 1.8 million federal burea...