Governor Tom Wolf Allocates $4 Million For 2020 PA Census

A just-signed law designed to modernize Pennsylvania's election laws and help pay for new voting machines also includes money for the state to bolster federal census efforts.

• Oct 31, 2019

Gov. Wolf, Republicans Authorize $90 Million For Voting Machines For Election Security

Surrounded by both Republican and Democratic lawmakers and public interest groups, Governor Tom Wolf signed the most significant election reform in 80 years.

• Oct 31, 2019

Pennsylvania Extend Security Grants To Fight Hate Crimes

Pennsylvania will provide millions of dollars in grants to protect houses of worship and other potentially targeted community organizations from hate crimes.

• Oct 29, 2019

President Trump Attacks Conor Lamb, Names Local Politician To Run Against Him

In the middle of his address at the Marcellus Shale Insight conference, President Trump launched into an attack on local Congressman Conor Lamb.

• Oct 24, 2019

'Well This Is Awkward': Trump Tells Pittsburgh Audience That U.S. Is Building Wall In Colorado, Which Doesn't Border Mexico

During a speech on American energy in Pittsburgh on Wednesday, President Donald Trump ticked through his usual issues before making an unusual remark about his long-promised border wall.

• Oct 24, 2019

President Trump Visiting Pittsburgh For Speech At Shale Conference, Protests And Traffic Gridlock Expected

President Donald Trump's visit to Pittsburgh today is closing down roads and a dozen schools.

• Oct 23, 2019

Absentee Ballot Application Deadline Is October 29 In Allegheny County

The deadline for voters to apply for an absentee ballot is October 29.

• Oct 22, 2019

'We Lost A True Freedom Fighter': Local Man Remembers Congressman Elijah Cummings

Congressman Elijah Cummings was the chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee -- that's the committee that roots out fraud and mismanagement.

• Oct 17, 2019

2 State Senators Introduce Bill To Legalize Recreational Marijuana Use In Pa.

Two state senators from eastern Pennsylvania have introduced a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana use.

• Oct 16, 2019

Multiple Businesses In West Virginia Are Eligible For Disaster Loans

The U.S. Small Business Administration says small businesses in three West Virginia counties are eligible for economic injury disaster loans as a result of excessive rain and flooding earlier this year.

• Oct 16, 2019

Former Gov. Mark Sanford, Challenger To President Trump, To Make Campaign Stop In Pittsburgh

Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, who is challenging President Donald Trump for the GOP presidential nomination, will be making a campaign stop in Pittsburgh.

• Oct 15, 2019

'Let's Stop All This': Medical Experts, Politicians, Victims' Families Give Emotional Testimony At Assault Weapon Violence Hearing

Several members of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives were in Homewood Thursday morning. They were attending a public hearing on escalating gun violence, particularly related to assault-style weapons.

• Oct 10, 2019

Gov. Tom Wolf Wants To Raise Pennsylvania's Minimum Wage

Gov. Tom Wolf says he has a plan to raise Pennsylvania's minimum wage to $12 an hour.

• Oct 8, 2019

Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Historic LGBTQ Workplace Rights Dispute

The Supreme Court grappled at times on Tuesday with historic cases that could impact millions of LGBTQ Americans.

• Oct 8, 2019

Gov. Tom Wolf Failed To Reach Climate Change Agreement With Republican-Controlled Legislature

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf is taking a big step in his effort to fight climate change in the nation's fourth-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases.

• Oct 3, 2019

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