Proposed legislation to increase penalties in Pennsylvania for people who commit crimes while violating protection from abuse orders is opposed by gun rights advocates since it could create lifelong firearms bans.
State Rep. Carl Walker Metzgar (R-Somerset) has announced his intention to introduce legislation that would eliminate the ability of the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission to exercise the power of eminent domain.
The political courage of the Benedictine Sisters of Erie was recently recognized after they spoke up against false accusations of voter fraud at their monastery in 2024.
First proposed in 2013, the project had been suspended because of escalating costs in 2022. It was revived by NextEra Energy Transmission, a subsidiary of Florida-based NextEra Energy, which acquired the project in January 2024.
Philadelphia City Council Members Kendra Brooks explains how unions are supporting these bills after workers have been threatened by their bosses.
Gov. Josh Shapiro introduced his fourth budget in Harrisburg on Tuesday.
Gov. Josh Shapiro tried a new narrative to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage during his budget address on Tuesday.
Three candidates – two Democrats and one Independent – have filed with the Federal Election Commission to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker, a Lancaster County Republican who has represented the district, which includes Lancaster County and the southern swath of York County, since 2019.
Advocates believe that Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania lawmakers can raise close to $7 billion and backfill President Donald Trump’s budget cuts by taxing the state’s billionaires.
Democrats are becoming more vocal about their support for impeaching Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem following the deaths of two citizens in Minneapolis at the hands of ICE.
