A proposal to ban the purchase, sale and production of untraceable gun parts passed the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives on Wednesday, with Democrats in the House using their majority to propel gun control after years of stagnation in a divided state government.
State Rep Mary Isaacson, (D-Philadelphia) spoke earlier this week in favor of house bill 98, which just passed the Pennsylvania House Labor and Industry Committee by party lines earlier today. The bill not only reaffirms that it is illegal to discriminate pay on...
“Representation matters,” Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton (D-Philadelphia) said in an exclusive interview with The Keystone earlier this week. McClinton became the commonwealth's first female speaker and the second African American speaker after...
Pennsylvania House Speaker Joanna McClinton joined The Keystone for an exclusive interview and talked about her first year as House Speaker.
Pennsylvania's House of Representatives on Wednesday approved Gov. Josh Shapiro's plan to boost funding for public transportation systems still trying to recover pre-pandemic ridership numbers and facing a drop-off in funding when federal COVID-19 aid runs out.
The legislation, which passed unanimously and now goes on to the state Senate, would allow employers to contribute up to $500 to an employee's tuition savings account annually for a tax credit equal to 25% of the employer's total contributions.
Dozens of voting rights advocates joined House Speaker Joanna McClinton (D-Philadelphia) at the Pennsylvania State Capitol recently after the Speaker introduced legislation allowing Pennsylvania residents to vote in person two weeks prior to Election Day and to allow same-day voter registration for Election Day.
Gov. Josh Shapiro along with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis and Democratic leaders gathered in the Governor’s Reception Room at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg on Monday to celebrate historic funding for indigent defense services.
Cleaning Pennsylvania’s toxic and aging school buildings is a cause State Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler has championed since she was elected to the Pennsylvania House in 2018.
Gov. Josh Shapiro proposed an ambitious and historic budget during his second budget address at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg on Tuesday.
