Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt certified the results of the Nov. 4 election, which featured a retention vote for three state Supreme Court justices and races for mayor in several of the state’s largest cities, county executives and Philadelphia’s district attorney.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, Pennsylvania legislators are among the highest paid in the country. The average pay for a state lawmaker nationally is $47,904, but that includes part-time legislatures.
This being Pennsylvania, you might not be surprised that nearly half of these traditional Christmas dishes are cookies.
Pennsylvania’s minimum wage is at $7.25 per hour and has not increased since 2008.
A new report shows Pennsylvania is seeing its highest number of uninsured children in a decade.
A multi-million dollar proposal designed to rehabilitate Pennsylvania’s aging housing stock failed to receive funding in the state’s 2025-2026 budget — marking the third year without a state-funded successor to the popular Whole Home Repair Program.
Pennsylvania Sens. Amanda Cappelletti and Nikil Saval, both Democrats, have introduced a bill that would prohibit ICE officials from masking while on the job in the commonwealth, saying the practice damages trust in law enforcement and enables police impersonation.
They took out loans just to keep classrooms running. Now, as Pennsylvania’s budget impasse ends, early childhood centers are bracing to repay the debt – with interest. The Pennsylvania House of Representatives Nov. 12 approved a state budget deal by a 156-47 vote...
This story by Spencer Macnaughton, Sam Donndelinger, and Taya Strauss was originally published by Uncloseted Media, an LGBTQ-focused investigative news outlet. On Nov. 4, Erica Deuso made history when she became the first openly transgender mayor-elect of...
Lawmakers made a series of moves to advance a reported $50.1 billion spending, but few details have emerged.
