Lawmakers miss deadline to rewrite Pennsylvania’s second-degree murder law
State legislators missed the deadline to rewrite Pennsylvania’s second-degree murder law, after the commonwealth’s highest court ruled that…
Tim Murphy, former Pittsburgh-area congressman, dies at 73
Tim Murphy, a former Pittsburgh-area congressman, has died. He was 73 years old. Murphy, a Republican, served as…
Philadelphia-area Democrats buck party, vote ‘no’ on budget
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PA lawmakers to miss 2026 budget deadline
It’s official: Pennsylvania lawmakers will again miss the June 30 deadline to pass a budget, with Senate Republicans…
Pennsylvania minimum wage bill stalls in state senate amid push for $15 an hour
Some lawmakers say the Pennsylvania State Senate is stalling on a bill to increase the state’s minimum wage.…
Data centers the focus of debate as Pennsylvania lawmakers consider new rules
Pennsylvania lawmakers are in the middle of budget season and are trying to push through legislation. Some of…
I overcame a life without parole sentence. Now, more than 1,100 more are poised to join me in Pa.
Last month, in a unanimous decision, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that mandatory life without parole sentences imposed…
Pennsylvania lawmakers continue push for cannabis legalization with clean slate provision
Some lawmakers in Harrisburg continue to press for legal cannabis, while a bipartisan measure to legalize cannabis for…
PA weighs $900K in state funding for nutrition meals
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Pennsylvania lawmakers introduce energy bills
Protecting ratepayers Other legislation aims to protect ratepayers from predatory billing and other practices that impact residents. Pennsylvania…
Pa. Supreme Court rules life sentences without parole for second-degree murder unconstitutional
Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules life sentences without parole for second-degree murder unconstitutional GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. IT IS 655.…
Pennsylvania $15 minimum wage bill passes state House
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