Jill Biden, Wife of VP, Campaigns Across Pennsylvania
Dr. Jill Biden is making seven stops across the Keystone State.
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Dr. Jill Biden is making seven stops across the Keystone State.
Amtrak has been ordered by Congress to slash its $8-million annual subsidy for the Philadelphia-to-Harrisburg "Keystone" route.
The number of the nation's jobless fell, but the number of Pennsylvanians still seeking employment went up.
Pennsylvania families with children who have mental or physical disabilities are off the hook for a planned Medicaid co-payment requirement -- for now, at least.
Governor Tom Corbett announced on Thursday the departure of his controversial health secretary, Eli Avila.
State House Republican leaders shut down yesterday's session as Democrats tried to force a vote on a resolution calling for a federal probe of the way the Jerry Sandusky case was handled.
The state Senate has passed and sent to the House a bill that would make it a crime to recruit members of violent crime gangs.
Pennsylvania's first contested execution in 50 years, previously scheduled for Wednesday evening, has been officially called off.
Act 80, passed this year, eliminated the $150-million general assistance fund, which gave monthly cash grants of about $200 to more than 61,000 low-income and disabled Pennsylvanians.
The new assessment system dubbed the Actual Value Initiative ("AVI") will result in higher assessments, and that means the mayor and City Council will have to lower the millage rate significantly.
On a radio show in Pittsburgh, the sponsor of the bill -- Rep. Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler County, left) -- savaged the ruling.
There was applause but not quite jubilation when the Pa. Voter ID Coalition got the news that photo ID cards would not be necessary for next month's election.
Pennsylvania Supreme Court chief justice Ronald Castille is refusing to step away from the case of inmate Terrance Williams, whose death penalty is being reviewed.
Voters will still be asked for a valid voter ID at the poll in November. But if they don't have it, they will still be able to cast their vote in the usual manner.
A bill before the Pennsylvania legislature would grant the state broad, new power to regulate charter schools, including over-ruling local school district decisions on granting charters and setting enrollment goals.
