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HARRISBURG — As Pennsylvania continues to cope with the impacts of COVID-19, the Senate on Tuesday gave final approval to a bill that promotes telemed...

HARRISBURG — Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, R-Brockway, on Monday spoke out against the state House Rules Committee removing local involve...

HARRISBURG — On Monday, Gov. Tom Wolf signed a bill allowing for remote public meetings and providing property tax relief, but vetoed a second bill th...

HARRISBURG — This week, Senate Bill 327 was passed by the Senate which included an amendment by Sen. Joe Scarnati, R-Brockway, to allow for the safe r...

HARRISBURG — The Senate approved two bills Wednesday that would provide much-needed clarity and common sense to the process of deciding which business...

HARRISBURG — Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, R-Brockway, and Senate Majority Leader Jake Corman, R-Bellefonte, announced Monday the Senate ...

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

WEST CHESTER — State Senator Andy Dinniman announced today that the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) will cancel all statewide assessments f...

HARRISBURG — In order to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus and protect the health and safety of local residents and office staff, Se...

HARRISBURG — State Rep. Cris Dush, R-Brookville, announced that he is seeking the nod from constituents of Senate District 25 in the wake of Sen. Joe ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump won impeachment acquittal Wednesday in the U.S. Senate, bringing to a close only the third presidential trial...

BROCKWAY — Jefferson County resident Dr. James M. Brown has announced his candidacy Pennsylvania State Senate in the 25th District. He is a Republican...

PCN will air live coverage of Gov. Tom Wolf’s 2020 budget address and budget hearings with state departments, beginning at 11 a.m. Feb. 4. The full sc...

ST. MARYS — Margie Brown has announced her candidacy for the Pennsylvania State Senate in the 25th District. Brown, 51, is seeking the Democratic nomi...

HARRISBURG — Sen. Joe Scarnati, R-Brockway, again has been unanimously re-elected by members of the Senate to serve as President Pro Tempore of the Pe...

WASHINGTON — On Tuesday, the Over-the-Counter Monograph Safety, Innovation, and Reform Act (S.2740), introduced by U.S. Sens. Bob Casey, D-Pa., and Jo...

WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., on Wednesday applauded House passage of his bipartisan legislation with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., to...

HARRISBURG — The Senate State Government Committee unanimously passed legislation to require that the lieutenant governor’s residence be used to suppo...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary will hold a hearing on Oct. 2 to listen to testimony regarding the numerous statute of limitation (SOL)...

HARRISBURG — Recognizing the sacrifices made by Vietnam veterans in McKean County, Rep. Martin Causer, R-Turtlepoint, announcea a new law that will de...