Politics
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‘He is a coward:’ Stelson hits Perry for dodging constituents
Anticipating a general election run against GOP Rep. Scott Perry this fall, Janelle Stelson laid out an anti-corruption agenda.
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Pennsylvania ranks among top states for online scam losses, according to new report
A new report says that Pennsylvania residents are losing close to $3 billion annually to online fraud, on platforms such as Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.
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Shapiro uses permitting powers to stall Pa. ICE detention centers
Gov. Josh Shapiro promised that his administration would use his regulatory authority to block ICE from building detention facilities in rural Berks and Schuylkill counties.
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US lost 92,000 jobs in February. Here’s what that means for Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania was third in the nation for job growth in 2025 despite recent reports showing a weakened labor market.
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Pennsylvania DEP issues orders to stop proposed ICE detention centers
Officials said the orders direct that water and sewage cannot be supplied to the warehouses, and that the buildings cannot be occupied, until DHS demonstrates compliance with federal and state environmental regulations.
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What’s the cost of Trump’s war in Iran? US House Dem from Pa. asks budget agency to add it up
Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Brendan Boyle asked the CBO to detail how much the war would cost “under several scenarios.
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Ex-Bucks County man guilty of double voting for Trump in 2020 election
The jury found Matthew Laiss, 32, of Bethlehem, guilty of felony charges of voter fraud and voting more than once in a federal election on March 4 following a two day trial in the U.S. District Court of Eastern Pennsylvania.
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Pa. has scooped up 800 former federal workers amid Trump agency cuts
In response to the federal cuts, Gov. Josh Shapiro in March 2025 signed an executive order directing state agencies to recruit some of the displaced workers. The order also instructed state officials to treat federal and state experience as equivalent, smoothing the hiring process for the employees who’d lost their jobs.
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Pennsylvanians feel the pinch after Trump dismisses affordability
Pennsylvanians are still feeling the sticker shock of rising prices even though President Donald Trump ignored affordability concerns during his State of the Union address.
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Pa. pharmacists call on the state to take a bigger role in how they’re paid for Medicaid patients
Their plan would sideline middlemen in the pharmaceutical supply chain known as pharmacy benefit managers — or PBMs.
