Government & Politics

Hughes said the state’s revenue surplus combined with the federal pandemic funding was the largest influx of capital into the economy since President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

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If you’re a Pennsylvania voter, the only time you have to show identification at the polls is if it’s your first time casting a ballot at that location. Two state senators want to change...

A top Senate Republican had a fundraiser at the home of someone who’d stand to benefit from private sales of canned cocktails this week.

Voter suppression. Attacks on abortion rights. And science denial. The 2022 campaign matters more than ever.

Biden, Pelosi, and Schumer have enough to worry about with the Party of Q and Insurrection. Trying to keep Manchin mollified and onside is a waste of time and energy. 

It comes as Republican legislatures across the country have passed stricter voting laws, often driven by former GOP President Donald Trump's baseless claims of voter fraud.

Se han levantado las medidas de mitigación del COVID-19 en todo el estado, para que las oficinas puedan operar a plena capacidad, lo que significa que cuando los legisladores regresen a Harrisburg la próxima semana, más personal vendrá con ellos por primera vez desde que el trabajo remoto se convirtió en la norma en marzo del 2020.

Trump celebró a los tres legisladores de Pensilvania que visitaron una auditoría similar en Arizona esta semana, incluido el senador estatal Doug Mastriano (R-Franklin), y el nombre verificó a dos altos líderes del Senado Republicano para aprobar su propia auditoría en Pensilvania.

(*This story was updated at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, 6/10/21, to include comment from Rep. Kevin Boyle, D-Philadelphia.) For the first time in 15 months, Pennsylvania is no longer operating under a COVID-19 emergency declaration. Using...