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Apr 11, 2024
Top Republican lawmakers on Wednesday said Gov. Josh Shapiro's proposed consolidation of state-owned universities and community colleges isn't going anywhere in the Legislature, and...
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Apr 4, 2024
An extended wait for details on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposal to unite state-owned universities and public community colleges under a single organization has unsettled...
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Apr 1, 2024
A million-dollar bank account pumped up by a burst of donations in 2023 has given Philadelphia state Rep. Jared Solomon a leg up in the quest for statewide...
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Mar 26, 2024
The state House on Monday advanced a bill that would ban the Chinese-owned video app TikTok from state-owned devices, but expanded its wording to cover not just TikTok but any app...
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Mar 11, 2024
Laura Harding’s decision to become a political candidate for the first time in her mid-40’s and to run for state House drew on personal things – among them her...
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Mar 6, 2024
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposals for big changes and investments in education generated more praise and frustration Tuesday as his education secretary went through a second...
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Mar 1, 2024
HARRISBURG — Questioned by a state lawmaker, executive leaders from Pitt and Temple universities on Thursday defended a practice in which hundreds...
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Feb 29, 2024
HARRISBURG — The verbal tug-of-war over billions of dollars in potential spending increases on basic education intensified sharply on Wednesday,...
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Feb 22, 2024
State lawmakers on Wednesday fished for details on how Gov. Josh Shapiro plans to unify community colleges and Pennsylvania State...
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Feb 19, 2024
The unofficial roster of candidates for Pennsylvania House seats in the April 23 primary election appears to strengthen an already rock-solid tenet of Pennsylvania legislative...
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Feb 13, 2024
Good reviews of Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s leadership have sent his political stock higher nationally at a time when unflattering descriptions...
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Feb 8, 2024
HARRISBURG — The day after Gov. Josh Shapiro launched the 2024-25 state budget process with a 90-minute speech focused on his $48.3 billion spending...
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Feb 7, 2024
Pennsylvania has a nice chunk of money in the bank, and with many of its schools in need, it’s time to spend some of it, according to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2024-25 budget address.
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Jan 26, 2024
Two dozen Republican state lawmakers filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Thursday against President Joe Biden, Gov. Josh Shapiro and state election officials, alleging they usurped...
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Jan 25, 2024
Pennsylvania spent nearly $1 million holding special elections last year — about half of it in Allegheny County — and while complaints persist about disruptiveness, cost,...
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Jan 24, 2024
A rebellion among frustrated water and sewer ratepayers — including some in Butler County — has state lawmakers talking about changing...
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Jan 18, 2024
HARRISBURG —- School guidance counselors in Pennsylvania frequently are monitoring hallways and lunchrooms or substitute teaching rather than doing...
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Jan 12, 2024
A marathon effort by a 15-member commission asked to craft a proposed overhaul of how Pennsylvania funds basic education ended Thursday.
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Jan 9, 2024
Though state House candidates won’t start filing nominating petitions for a couple of more weeks, the 2024 election battle for control of the Pennsylvania chamber — currently...
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Jan 3, 2024
At least eight measures with a primary focus on the rapidly expanding field – including ones governing the use of AI in processing of health insurance claims and punishing its use...
Apr 11, 2024Top Republican lawmakers on Wednesday said Gov. Josh Shapiro's proposed consolidation of state-owned universities and community colleges isn't going anywhere in the Legislature, and...
Apr 4, 2024An extended wait for details on Gov. Josh Shapiro’s proposal to unite state-owned universities and public community colleges under a single organization has unsettled...
Apr 1, 2024A million-dollar bank account pumped up by a burst of donations in 2023 has given Philadelphia state Rep. Jared Solomon a leg up in the quest for statewide...
Mar 26, 2024The state House on Monday advanced a bill that would ban the Chinese-owned video app TikTok from state-owned devices, but expanded its wording to cover not just TikTok but any app...
Mar 11, 2024Laura Harding’s decision to become a political candidate for the first time in her mid-40’s and to run for state House drew on personal things – among them her...
Mar 6, 2024Gov. Josh Shapiro’s budget proposals for big changes and investments in education generated more praise and frustration Tuesday as his education secretary went through a second...
Feb 22, 2024State lawmakers on Wednesday fished for details on how Gov. Josh Shapiro plans to unify community colleges and Pennsylvania State...
Feb 19, 2024The unofficial roster of candidates for Pennsylvania House seats in the April 23 primary election appears to strengthen an already rock-solid tenet of Pennsylvania legislative...
Feb 7, 2024Pennsylvania has a nice chunk of money in the bank, and with many of its schools in need, it’s time to spend some of it, according to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2024-25 budget address.
Jan 26, 2024Two dozen Republican state lawmakers filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Thursday against President Joe Biden, Gov. Josh Shapiro and state election officials, alleging they usurped...
Jan 18, 2024HARRISBURG —- School guidance counselors in Pennsylvania frequently are monitoring hallways and lunchrooms or substitute teaching rather than doing...
Jan 12, 2024A marathon effort by a 15-member commission asked to craft a proposed overhaul of how Pennsylvania funds basic education ended Thursday.