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May 14, 2025 at 12:15 pm

Governor warns Pennsylvanians will lose health care, hospitals will close under GOP cuts to Medicaid

Gov. Josh Shapiro is warning that cuts to Medicaid health care that Congress is considering would mean billions of dollars in lost federal aid to...

May 13, 2025 at 1:49 pm

Democrats endorse set of changes to Pennsylvania election rules, sending bill to state Senate

Pennsylvania voters would get more than a week of early voting and county election officials more time to start processing mail-in ballots under a wide-ranging...

May 8, 2025 at 10:12 am

What to know about John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania Senator who talks about mental health

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman, the lawmaker known for his unconventional and irreverent brand of politics, is in the news again after a blowup at a...

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May 7, 2025 at 7:14 pm

Sen. John Fetterman raises alarms with outburst at meeting with union officials, AP sources say

Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman was meeting recently with representatives from a teachers union when things quickly devolved.

May 7, 2025 at 3:27 pm

Pennsylvania House advances bill legalizing recreational marijuana

Pennsylvanians 21 or older would be allowed to legally purchase and use marijuana under a bill that has passed the state House on Wednesday.

May 2, 2025 at 12:24 pm

Consultant says security report into arson at Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro’s home won’t be made public

A consultant paid to review security at the official residence of the Pennsylvania governor after it was firebombed by a late-night intruder last month says...

April 30, 2025 at 12:50 pm

Officer killed in gunman’s Pennsylvania hospital siege was felled by police fire, prosecutor says VIEW

A prosecutor says an officer killed while responding to a Pennsylvania hospital siege last winter was struck by a shotgun blast fired by police that...

April 30, 2025 at 6:41 am

2 dead as slow-moving storms flood roads across Oklahoma and Texas VIEW

At least two people have died as slow-moving thunderstorms flooded roads across parts of Oklahoma and Texas.

April 28, 2025 at 1:14 pm

Trump administration says Penn violated sex discrimination laws after transgender swimmer competed

The Trump administration says the University of Pennsylvania illegally denied women equal opportunities by letting a transgender swimmer compete on the school’s women’s team and...

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April 26, 2025 at 9:56 am

ICE deports immigrant mother of an infant and 3 children who are US citizens, lawyers say

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have in recent days deported a Cuban-born mother of a 1-year-old girl, separating them indefinitely.