Politics
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State AG’s office investigating ransom attack that knocked out website, email and phone service
Attorney General Dave Sunday said in a statement Friday his office is continuing to recover from the attack, which also took down the office’s website. He said it was caused by a person outside the agency encrypting files in an attempt to force the office to pay to recover the data.
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It’s official: Scranton mayor Paige Cognetti will run for Congress
The 45-year-old Democrat has long been viewed as the party’s best candidate to try to unseat freshman Rep. Rob Bresnahan in their bid to take back the US House.
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Federal cuts to SNAP are squeezing families and farmers in Pennsylvania
Republican-backed cuts to the SNAP program could hit nearly 144,000 Pennsylvanians and send a ripple effect through farms and small businesses. Here is one small farmer’s story.
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Pennsylvania among states with sharp decline in rural maternity care access, report shows
Despite policy efforts to preserve services, a new study found that structure inequities in health care access have led to a nationwide decline in rural obstetric services since 2018.
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U.S. Reps. Scanlon, Lee denied entry to Pa. immigration detention center
The congresswomen were attempting oversight visits in response to detainee’s death and poor conditions
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Allegheny County officials call on UPMC to end anti-union campaign and bargain with nurses
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital nurses unionized citing safe staffing ratios and wanting more time with their patients.
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Researcher who has distorted voter data appointed to Homeland Security election integrity role
A conservative election researcher whose faulty findings on voter data were cited by President Donald Trump as he tried to overturn his 2020 election loss has been appointed to an election integrity role at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Pennsylvania must stop throwing out mail ballots over date errors, court rules
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that it is unconstitutional for the presidential battleground state of Pennsylvania to throw out mail-in ballots simply because the voter didn’t write an accurate date on the return envelope.
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Nearly two months into stalemate, Shapiro says a budget is close; Really, this time
Shapiro said he’s open to Republican’s proposal to use public transportation trust fund money to shore up transit authorities, if it’s paired with long-term funding.
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High-profile Dems back veteran firefighter and union leader for Lehigh US House seat
Local and national Democrats are lining up behind Bob Brooks in one of the most high-profile Congressional races from 2026.
