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Unless Gov. Josh Shapiro reverses course and abandons his effort to keep proposed energy taxes in play, he could lose the support of trade unions that...

How do presidential candidacies start? Most begin with the ambitions of one person — one governor or senator or, in Donald Trump’s case, one real esta...

President Biden’s State of the Union address Thursday night brought mixed reactions from the region’s federal legislators. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., whos...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — When President Joe Biden was finished delivering his third State of the Union speech, House Judiciary ranking member Jerrold Nadler...

(TNS) — Gov. Josh Shapiro’s novel money-back guarantee that ensures an application for a state permit, license or certification would be processed wit...

Sen. Cris Dush again has cast doubt on the trustworthiness, integrity and honesty of our friends and neighbors, of both political parties, who staff o...

Of all the drama that the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s leader has dealt with, the biggest has been over the hunting calendar. And, more recently, me...

(TNS) — Sunday hunting could finally happen in Pennsylvania — more than just three days a year. Members of the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau, an associatio...

Port Allegany man Rajeev Pradhan has filed petitions to be on the Democratic ballot in the April 23 primary election for the 67th Legislative District...

HARRISBURG (AP) — Democrats retained their slim majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday after voters elected a former school ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Legalizing recreational marijuana in Pennsylvania has for years seemed like a far-fetched idea that gained little traction in Harri...

Pennsylvania’s legislative branch has a record balance of nearly $300 million, ostensibly to ensure independence in the event of a drawn-out budgetary...

HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget may contain some laudable goals for rural Pennsylvania, but area legislators were put off by what they saw as ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — Western Pennsylvania’s Republican lawmakers are trying to quash the confirmation of the first Muslim American nominated to the fede...

Pennsylvania’s legislators get annual raises tied to the Consumer Price Index, but minimum wage in the state has been frozen at $7.25 per hour since 2...

As a member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature’s Women’s Health Caucus, I know that when you educate women, health outcomes improve for the whole c...

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WASHINGTON. (TNS) — With his solid New Hampshire victory, Donald Trump has the Republican nomination within his grasp. But the results showed he faces...

TRENTON, N.J. — Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. John Fetterman has backed Rep. Andy Kim in the congressman’s bid to win a contested primary for New Jersey’s Se...

(TNS) — Rivals in Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate race raised roughly $10 million combined in the past three months, setting the stage this year for yet an...