Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro is advocating for a ban on cell phones in schools and guaranteed recess, citing benefits for learning ...

Pennsylvania’s minimum wage hasn’t budged from the $7.25 federal minimum that was set in 2009. But the number of ...

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Rep. Maureen Madden, majority chairwoman for the Aging and Older Adult Services Committee, is aiming to pass grant program ...

Troy Rolling, president and CEO of the Frederick Douglass Freedom Alliance, warns that proposed Maryland legislation banning rent-pricing algorithms could unintentionally harm housing access and ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro remembers Rev. Jesse Jackson as someone whose presence "felt like you were experiencing history" during their 2016 meeting at Sharon Baptist Church in West Philadelphia.

Members of the Senate Appropriations Committee asked Thursday about the administration’s strategy to ensure Pennsylvanians’ lights stay on.

But concerns have been raised about the lengthy wait for a similar Bill on the Isle of Man to be granted royal assent by ...

Investor Education and Consumer Outreach staff from the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (DoBS) will host a series of free educational events across Pennsylvania in March to help ...

Pa. Sen. Amanda Cappelletti introduced SB1193 to ban warrantless ICE arrests at state facilities and create a private right of action.

Pennsylvania remains the only state in the nation with a dedicated HPAI Recovery Fund. Since 2022, $75 million has been committed to the fund. To date, 302 poultry businesses have received $15.6 ...

Advocates caution that the combination of closed primaries and America’s two-party structure disenfranchises the commonwealth’s fastest-growing voter group.