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A bill that would allow parents in Pennsylvania to exempt their children from wearing a mask at school cleared a state Senate committee on Tuesday as ...

HARRISBURG (TNS) — In Pennsylvania, we’re probably never going to be Iowa when it comes to trying presidential candidates on for size. But one state s...

HARRISBURG — The state Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee planned to hold the first public hearing of its investigation into the 2020 gener...

Almost 10 months after the presidential election, the Pennsylvania Senate will open hearings this week as it launches a “forensic investigation,” the ...

Transparency and accountability come in small steps where the state Legislature is concerned. The recent announcement that the state Senate soon will ...

A trillion dollars used to be a lot of money, even in Washington. Now, a trillion-dollar spending bill is a trifle barely worth arguing over and the s...

PHILADELPHIA (TNS) — Eight months after the 2020 election, a key Pennsylvania Republican lawmaker is heeding former President Donald Trump’s demands f...

So far, the bipartisan infrastructure deal is going through the normal life cycle of such proposals — alive, dead, revived, uncertain. For Republicans...

As the Senate returns to work and faces a fistful of thorny issues — from upgrading infrastructure to upholding voting rights — the ghost of a man nam...

ALLENTOWN (TNS) — Pennsylvania lawmakers sure were eager to flex their new powers. The House and Senate voted Thursday to end the disaster declaration...

After one year and 96 days, the state of Pennsylvania has seen the end of the declaration that it is under a COVID-19 disaster emergency. State Rep. M...

New presidents have only so long to get big legislative initiatives done. It’s already June, and the clock is ticking for President Joe Biden. Big bil...

Joe Manchin is being pilloried for the offense of being consistent on the filibuster. Back in 2017, when Senate Democrats were desperate to stop Donal...

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

The nation that wins the global tech race will dominate the 21st century. This has been true since the 1800s. Given the rapid pace of innovation and t...

The Democratic opposition to legislative minorities using whatever leverage they have to block legislation is highly situational. In Washington, D.C.,...

A bill that would distinguish the oversight needed for conventional and unconventional oil and gas industries has passed the state House of Representa...

It may seem impossible to imagine now, but there was a time not long ago when Kevin McCarthy and Mitch McConnell were angry with Donald Trump. It was ...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate Library is showing its annual exhibition dedicated to sharing the stories of Senate members who served our nation...

HARRISBURG — Parents would have the option to allow their children to repeat a grade level due to the learning disruptions created by COVID-19 under a...