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State Sen. Ryan Aument, a Lancaster County Republican who serves as Senate whip, “sent a letter to his colleagues in December urging them to support a...

HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvania’s push for a Rural Revitalization Commission moves through the legislature, the public gets a cost estimate. A fiscal not...

HARRISBURG — A squabble between Sen. Bob Casey and his Republican challenger Dave McCormick over nursing homes reveals wider problems in the commonwea...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — The Pa. Senate passed a bill that would overhaul elements of the commonwealth’s energy development system — a move hailed by the Re...

LONDON — TikTok is in the crosshairs of authorities in the U.S., where new law threatens a nationwide ban unless its China-based parent ByteDance dive...

Many of the local seats up for vote in Tuesday’s primary election were unopposed, with both candidates securing their party’s nomination for the ballo...

A group of eight Democratic progressive U.S. House members known as “The Squad” have filed $224 million of earmarks in the federal budget since 2023 t...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — On June 3, 2022, before a statewide recount in Pennsylvania’s Republican U.S. Senate primary was completed, former hedge fund CEO D...

Tuesday’s presidential primary election has many unopposed races on the ballot, with candidates continuing on to the fall general election. While the ...

HARRISBURG – Residents along Lake Erie may one day soon see wind turbines rising above the water surface. This, after the state House OK’d a plan to p...

ST. MARYS — The Elk County Democratic Committee will hold a grand opening of its Victory Headquarters, 210 Brusselles St., at 6:30 p.m. Friday. Repres...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — A divided state House on Tuesday passed a bill that would have Pennsylvania do something all its nearby neighbors have done — ban t...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Anyone planning to do their student teaching in 2024-25 better set their alarms to be ready around 9 a.m. today when applications f...

William McGill, Clinton County, announced his write-in candidacy for the Democratic nomination for state senator in the General Assembly – 25th Distri...

As a U.S. senator, Bob Casey is used to making appearances in towns and greeting local officials in celebration of federal funds he helped secure for ...

PORT ALLEGANY — U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., drove three hours to the Port Allegany Veterans Memorial Inc., solely to thank his local supporters. ...

(TNS) — A Pennsylvania bill designed to better protect children online has already generated opposition from tech companies. House Bill 2017, drafted ...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — The state House on Monday advanced a bill that would ban the Chinese-owned video app TikTok from state-owned devices, but expanded ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — With the state House and Senate back in action simultaneously this week for the first time in months, there is considerable talk bu...

Gov. Josh Shapiro won’t send the Pennsylvania National Guard to the Mexican border. In response to legislation approved in the state Senate on Tuesday...