State Government
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Pennsylvania’s minimum wage remains $7.25. Here’s where local candidates stand on raising it
As Pennsylvania lawmakers continue to debate raising the minimum wage and expanding access to retirement savings, candidates running for office are speaking out on the issue.
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Pa. House advances bills limiting student cellphone use and Flock-like cameras
The support for a cellphone ban spans party differences and has the support of Gov. Josh Shapiro.
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Shapiro calls for abolishing death penalty; Garrity says she supports ‘the law that’s on the books’
Pa. law allows the death penalty, but there have been no executions since 1999.
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What to know about Pennsylvania’s new law regulating vapes, e-cigs
Act 57, a bipartisan state law signed in 2025, prohibits sales in Pennsylvania of electronic nicotine devices that are not on the state’s ENDS directory.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers ask court to delay skill games ban
With a week to go before more than 70,000 skill games become illegal, legislators have asked the Pennsylvania Supreme Court for a four-month extension to determine how to regulate the machines.
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4 takeaways from the Shapiro-Garrity governor debate
Pennsylvania’s only gubernatorial debate between Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and Republican state Treasurer Stacy Garrity stayed civil and mostly cordial for the hour it lasted Oct. 7.
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As energy costs climb, Pa. Dems propose bills to lower utility costs
Rising electricity rates and a strained power grid are putting more pressure on Pennsylvania households heading into winter. A group of House Democrats says its new package of bills could help lower costs while strengthening the state’s energy system.
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Bill to regulate kratom sales and ban synthetic compounds passes Pa. House
Members of the Pennsylvania state House voted unanimously Monday to pass a bill that would regulate natural leaf kratom products and ban the sale of synthetic compounds derived from the substance.
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House bill gives 1.2 million independent Pa. voters new hope
Pennsylvania’s fastest-growing voting group is one step closer to being able to cast ballots in the two major political parties’ nominating contests.
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Pa.’s latest online age verification bill would restrict access to adult content
Experts warn the measure poses First Amendment, data protection issues.
