Associated Press

Judge Garland was denied a confirmation hearing by then Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in 2016, when President Obama nominated him to the Supreme Court.

Lawyers and judges around the state are already lining up supporters and trying to figure out if they can raise enough money to win.

Republicans blocked a Democratic incumbent from being sworn in because his GOP challenger has disputed the razor-thin results of their election.

State officials certified Democratic state Sen. Jim Brewster’s victory over Republican challenger Nicole Ziccarelli in November, but Ziccarelli has filed a lawsuit in federal court in an attempt to overturn the results.

Thornburgh died in a retirement community outside of Pittsburgh. He was 88.

President-elect Joe Biden predicted that “things will get worse before they get better” when it comes to the pandemic.

Applications for the $300 per-week Lost Wages Assistance program must be submitted by 10 p.m. Friday to receive the benefit for six weeks in August and September.

The judge ruled that Gov. Tom Wolf’s order to halt indoor dining was “sufficiently tethered to the stated public-health objectives.”

As early as May 18’s primary election, Pennsylvania voters could be asked to overhaul how they elect state Supreme Court justices and appellate court judges.

The nearly Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority workers represented by the Transport Workers Union Local 234 called SEPTA’s policy “Scrooge-like.”