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HARRISBURG — A comprehensive package of bills that will help support Pennsylvania farmers and grow the state’s top industry was signed into law Monday...

Shawn T. McMahon has been confirmed by the state Senate to take the bench of the Court of Common Pleas for Elk and Cameron counties. McMahon, 44, a De...

Recent legislation in Alabama and Missouri outlawing abortion has caused an uproar in the nation scarcely seen since Roe v. Wade. On Saturday, locals ...

HARRISBURG — On Wednesday, the State Senate unanimously approved a bi-partisan package of criminal justice reforms to reduce prison and probation cost...

PITTSBURGH — The Military Family Education Program (MFEP), or “Pennsylvania G.I. Bill”, passed unanimously out of the Senate Tuesday. The bill has now...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey’s (R-Pa.) bipartisan legislation to provide tax relief for children who have lost a parent while s...

Vaping has taken the youth of the nation by storm. However, that is not without its downsides as the Pennsylvania Department of Health is pledging its...

HARRISBURG — The Eastern hellbender is a step closer to becoming Pennsylvania’s official state amphibian, after the state House State Government Commi...

HARRISBURG — The Chesapeake Bay Foundation applauded the unanimous approval by the state Senate State Government Committee of Senate Bill 9 on Tuesday...

(HARRISBURG) — Tuesday at the State Capitol in Harrisburg, state Sen. Joe Scarnati, R-Brockway, was sworn in as president pro tempore of the Pennsylva...

She doesn’t do it for the honors, but they sure keep coming in. Susan Evans, retired English teacher at Bradford Area High School, received a proclama...

HARRISBURG – This week in the state House of Representatives two measures were passed to improve aspects of the state’s education system, said Rep. Cl...

HARRISBURG — On Thursday, Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, R-Brockway, introduced legislation to allow for open primaries in Pennsylvania. “...

Republican Scott Wagner, who is challenging incumbent Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, sums up his campaign in simple terms: “People want change.” Wagner was...

The Nazi analogy has long been recognized as the crudest and dumbest form of argument, but it is enjoying a renaissance. Former CIA Director Michael H...

OLEAN, N.Y. — Allegany and Cattaraugus counties were noted for some of the highest gun death and gun suicide in the state, according to a report relea...

HARRISBURG — The Senate has passed bipartisan legislation that changes Pennsylvania’s redistricting process, according to Sen. Joe Scarnati, R-Brockwa...

First, New York state started offering free college tuition to middle-class residents. Now, Pennsylvania lawmakers want to see something similar–– but...

“Chronic low performance and abysmal graduation rates fail to prepare our students for college or careers.” — July 7, 2017 — State Senate Memoranda Se...

Earlier this year, Gov. Tom Wolf issued a disaster declaration over the opioid crisis that is ravaging communities throughout Pennsylvania. His declar...