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The Pennsylvania attorney general's office said Wednesday a newspaper's account of explicit or offensive emails exchanged with state Supreme Court Justice Michael Eakin appears to be based on authentic messages.
Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders clashed over U.S. involvement in the Middle East, gun control and economic policy in the first Democratic presidential debate Tuesday night, vigorously outlining competing visions for a party seeking to keep the White House for a third straight term.
Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday that he won't cave on his demand that lawmakers agree to measures to wipe out the state government's long-term deficit that has plunged its credit rating into the bottom ranks of states.
There are some mixed reactions to a plan by some Republican legislators to fix the budget deficit in Pennsylvania.
Meet 31-year-old Nick Varischetti.
Gov. Tom Wolf's tax proposal is being debated in the state House of Representatives in the first-term Democrat's effort to break Pennsylvania's 3-month-old budget impasse.
Gov. Tom Wolf wants a half-point increase in the state's personal income tax and a new extraction tax on natural gas drilling in an effort to solve the state's 3-month-old budget impasse, according to an administration document obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press.
The utter breakdown in state budget negotiations in Pennsylvania didn't happen overnight, but was produced by diametrically opposed policy positions and fueled by tough rhetoric among people elected specifically to work together.
For U.S. Rep. Tim Murphy, an Upper St. Clair Republican, the issue of gun violence and mental health has become very personal.
As Pennsylvania budget stalemate enters its fourth month, Gov. Tom Wolf is ordering a hiring freeze and restrictions on travel.
Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush says ending the ban on U.S. oil exports and easing restrictions on natural gas exports will unleash the nation's economy.
When Zachary Klaus showed up to school, his favorite jacket with lots of emblems caused a stir with North Allegheny High School officials.
At the end of every month, school districts in Pennsylvania count on a big check from Harrisburg to help fund public schools, and for many districts, the funding is critical.
Pennsylvania's highest court is ordering the suspension of Attorney General Kathleen Kane's law license, a step that could trigger a Senate vote to remove her as she faces criminal charges.
Pennsylvania state representatives are considering a proposal to make English the state's official language for government purposes, despite arguments it may send a hostile message to residents who don't speak it.
