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State oversight panel greenlights Wolf’s methane regulations
A state environmental oversight panel has given its approval to the Wolf administration’s efforts to contain methane emissions from oil and natural gas exploration.
‘We can do better’ Wolf’s Council on Reform finds
Gov. Tom Wolf on Monday provided the first progress report on the administration’s ongoing efforts to protect Pennsylvania’s most vulnerable residents. The council found that the Commonwealth could improve in two key areas: empowering the workforce and creating access to those who need services. “The goal is to ensure that every human being is treated […]
Warren brings her 2020 campaign to Pennsylvania
Five months ahead of the April 28 primary, Democratic 2020 hopeful Elizabeth Warren is focusing her campaign efforts on Pennsylvania.
7 years and 180 school shootings later, anti-gun violence advocates honor Sandy Hook victims
“We stand together and commit to making a difference,” said local MOM’s Demand Action leader Shanna Danielson.
In Hershey, Trump, Pence ask Pa. for ‘4 more years’ as Dems move forward on impeachment
A defiant President Donald Trump rallied the faithful in a critical swing state on Tuesday, even as the majority-Democrat U.S. House pushes ahead with an inquiry that could end with him being just the fourth president in American history to be impeached.
Pa.’s Toomey, Shapiro and others set their sights on 2022 elections and the governorship
While the rest of the nation is ramping up for the 2020 presidential election, politicians in the Keystone State have their eyes set beyond 2020 – to 2022 and the governorship.
Capitol Commemorates 78th anniversary of Pearl Harbor attack
On Friday, the Capitol paid tribute to the Pennsylvania survivors of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor 78 years ago on Dec. 7, 1941.
Fraud, transparency and sexual harassment under review as AG DePasquale announces Revenue Dept./Pa. Lottery audit
Auditor General Eugene DePasquale announced plans to audit the Department of Revenue and the Lottery.
‘Enough is enough,’ Pa. Human Services’ secretary says of White House’s planned food stamps cuts
A Trump administration plan to change eligibility requirements to a program allowing food stamp recipients to use a portion of their benefits to pay their utility bills is “cruel and mean-spirited,” Pennsylvania Human Services Secretary Teresa Miller said Tuesday.
In Fox News op-Ed, Pa. Rep. Scott Perry blames ‘deep state’ for Trump impeachment inquiry
With the U.S. House barreling toward an impeachment vote, two of President Donald Trump’s staunchest allies tried to knock the legs out from under that effort, attacking some of the key witnesses that congressional Democrats used to build their case.
In Reading, Wolf signs child sex abuse statute reforms into law
Gov. Tom Wolf signed a sweeping reform of Pennsylvania’s statute of limitations for sexual abuse victims into law on Tuesday, capping years of efforts by survivors and their advocates.