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As healthcare costs spike for Pa. employers and employees, state House Dems pitch universal coverage
Healthcare costs are rising (again) in 2027 — and some people think it's time to start considering universal healthcare as an option.
Perry appears to have filmed a campaign video in his congressional office, faces ethics complaint
U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, representing Pennsylvania’s 10th congressional district, is facing an ethics complaint for posting to his campaign Facebook page a video…
Pa.’s Act 1 guarantees help for formerly incarcerated students. Some say it’s falling short.
Pennsylvania lawmakers moved to ensure more students get the credits they’ve earned in classes behind bars with a 2022 law called Act 1.
Commentary: Voter registration update: Pa. Dems show strong gains ahead of 2026 midterms
Pennsylvania Democrats have all the momentum at their backs as they hope for a Blue Wave to sweep the November 3rd midterm elections.
Can this film change our understanding of the climate and migration crises?
Sparked by a confounding business offer at his family home nearly two decades ago, filmmaker Josh Fox's latest project took him around the world to tell storie…
An electric utility wants to fix Pa.’s competitive energy market; regulators say more study needed
Ratepayers who don’t take action to switch back to the utility’s default rate or don’t select a new contract are automatically rolled onto variable rate plans …
What to expect in Pennsylvania at the polls a week from today
Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt previewed what voters can expect at the polls on Election Day next week.
Westmoreland County sends roughly 150 duplicate mail ballots to Pa. voters
A western Pennsylvania county accidentally sent voters 157 duplicate ballots for the 2026 midterm elections.
DOJ election monitors to be deployed in four Pennsylvania counties on election day
Election monitors’ roles are purely observational. They are not allowed to interfere with voting and receive no greater access to polling places than members o…
Shapiro signs bell-to-bell cellphone ban for Pa. schools
Half of states now have a bell-to-bell cellphone ban after Gov. Josh Shapiro's signed Senate Bill 1014 into law.