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HARRISBURG — Legislators believe a $10,000 stipend may encourage student teachers to stay in Pennsylvania long term. Sens. Ryan Aument, R-Lititz, and ...

HARRISBURG — Authorities could temporarily seize firearms and background checks would be expanded for gun buyers, under two bills passed in the Pennsy...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — A bill that would fulfill one of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s major budget requests passed out of the Pennsylvania House Finance Committee o...

EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — NFL owners approved a rule change Monday that allows teams to play an emergency quarterback from the inactive list if the first tw...

WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania U.S. Senator John Fetterman on Thursday sent a new letter to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) pushing for an update...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — Legislation designed to move toward directing all of the state’s gas tax revenue to pay for road and bridge work is advancing in th...

PHILADELPHIA — As Texas and Louisiana build out major hubs for liquefied natural gas exports, historical skepticism gives policymakers in Pennsylvania...

One of the worst aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic was that the all-hands-on-deck response diverted public attention and resources away from the opioid...

FORT WORTH, Texas (TNS) — I am always amazed when, in the aftermath of a mass shooting such as the tragedy in Allen , Texas, both political parties ex...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — For a brief moment last week, it was possible to imagine that President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy had found a patc...

PITTSBURGH (TNS) — Given its reputation as the biggest pile of coal waste east of the Mississippi, the Champion Processing gob pile in Washington Coun...

Shua Wilmot and Raegan Zelaya, two former dorm directors at Houghton University, acknowledge their names are unconventional, which explains why they a...

Fully legalizing marijuana in Pennsylvania would require a robust regulatory framework, from licensing growers and distributors to tracking and collec...

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer’s heart is in the right place: he wants to lower health care and prescription drug costs for New Yorkers and fo...

The primary election earlier this week had some important seats up for vote in local counties. All results used by The Era are as yet unofficial. In P...

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont said Friday he’s planning to meet with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman about the possibility of movin...

PHILADELPHIA — AARP Pennsylvania volunteers lit up the phone lines Friday as part of a “Reverse Boiler Room,” dialing thousands of older Pennsylvanian...

HONOR. With Memorial Day just around the corner, on Monday, May 29, it is an apt time to discuss the lesser known facts of the holiday — for instance:...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A major professional team playing in a minor league venue would’ve been unheard of just a few years ago, which is what the Oakland At...

The Saegertown girls wrestling team might again return home next March with some hardware, but this time it will be won at the 10,500-seat Giant Cente...