School Districts May Shut School Doors If Budget Impasse Drags On

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.

• Sep 22, 2015

Wolf, GOP Spar: Governor Vows Veto Of Stopgap Spending Bill

Gov. Tom Wolf and top Republican senators sparred in the Capitol on Wednesday, as talks aimed at breaking a budget stalemate dragged on and the Democratic governor vowed to veto a short-term spending package that the GOP began advancing.

• Sep 16, 2015

Gov. Wolf Puts Down Markers For Signing Short-Term Spending Bill

Gov. Tom Wolf appears to be no mood to break an 11-week-old budget stalemate by signing onto a short-term spending plan that Republican lawmakers are preparing to advance.

• Sep 15, 2015

Barbershop Fined For Refusing To Cut Woman's Hair

A Pennsylvania barbershop has been fined $750 for refusing to cut a woman's hair.

• Sep 8, 2015

Supreme Court Races Only The Start Of Turnover On The Bench

The looming general-election campaign for three open seats on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court could flip the partisan scales, but whatever happens will be only the prelude to a sea change on the state's top bench.

• Sep 6, 2015

House Defeats GOP Bid To Override Parts Of Wolf Budget Veto

Pennsylvania's budget impasse remained firmly in place Tuesday after the Republican majority failed during hours of debate to persuade Democrats during a series of 14 votes to override any portion of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's budget veto.

• Aug 25, 2015

Verizon Strike Possible As Contract Deadline Looms

Verizon workers in nine states could walk off the job as soon as early Sunday if union negotiators don't reach an agreement over benefits with the wireless carrier.

• Aug 1, 2015

Newsweek Puts More Than 40 Pittsburgh Docs On Top Cancer Doctors List

Pittsburgh is home to dozens of the best cancer doctors in the country.

• Jul 24, 2015

EXCLUSIVE: Kane Asserts Innocence & Intention To Fight Back

In her first sit-down television interview this year, Attorney General Kathleen Kane took some direct questions from KDKA political editor Jon Delano.

• Jul 16, 2015

Should Pennsylvania Legalize The Sale Of Fireworks?

Bottle rockets, roman candles and mortars. It is illegal to sell, buy or use them in Pennsylvania -- illegal in fact for state residents to go out of state and get them.

• Jul 15, 2015

PennDOT Selling Personal Drivers' Information Shocks Many

Tell folks on the street that PennDOT is selling personal information on drivers, this reaction is common.

• Jul 15, 2015

License Plate Stickers May Be Out In 2017, Or Maybe Not

Pennsylvania is set to phase out the rectangular registration stickers on license plates by the end of 2016, so long as the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) does not convince lawmakers to reverse legislation.

• Jul 15, 2015

Budget Deadlock Approaching 3rd Week With No Talks Planned

No negotiations between the Wolf administration and leaders of the Legislature's Republican majority are scheduled as Pennsylvania's budget stalemate approaches its third week.

• Jul 13, 2015

Tuition Hiked At State-Owned Universities, As Legislature Fails To Act On Budget

State schools are going to see a tuition hike come fall.

• Jul 10, 2015

Family-Friendly Travel Guide To Hershey, Pennsylvania

Family friendly guide to the "Sweetest Place on Earth," Hershey, Pennsylvania.

• Jul 10, 2015

Pennsylvania Attorney General Blasts Gov. Wolf Death Penalty Stand

Pennsylvania's attorney general says Gov. Tom Wolf's death penalty moratorium is blatantly unconstitutional and wants the state Supreme Court to clear the way for the state's first execution since 1999.

• Jul 8, 2015

Resources For Overwhelmed Parents

There are resources available to people who feel overwhelmed by the stress of parenting.

• Jul 8, 2015

Budget Impasse Continues With Differences From Last One

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf isn't backing off his demand for a new state budget after vetoing a $30.2 billion document passed solely by Republican state lawmakers.

• Jul 7, 2015

Wolf Veto Message Outlines Reasons He Rejected GOP's Budget

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's veto message to state lawmakers says the budget they've just sent him doesn't spend enough on education and will make the state's deficit worse.

• Jul 1, 2015

Governor Wolf Vetoes Entire Republican Budget Bill, Liquor Legislation Up In The Air

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf said Tuesday he will veto the Republican-crafted spending plan that the GOP's huge majorities in the state Legislature sent to him just hours before the state government's fiscal year ended.

• Jun 30, 2015

Pennsylvania Racetrack To Start Races Earlier To Avoid Deer

A thoroughbred track that canceled races because wild deer were jumping onto the track will start races earlier and remove nearby bushes and trees in an attempt to keep the animals at bay, officials said Tuesday.

• Jun 30, 2015

House To Consider Changes To Pa. Public Sector Pension Plans

Proposals to move Pennsylvania's newly hired public school employees and state workers into a 401(k)-style retirement plan and to privatize liquor sales faced state lawmakers Monday, less than two days before the annual budget deadline.

• Jun 29, 2015

Wolf Plans Veto Of GOP Budget, Democrats Say

Gov. Tom Wolf told top Pennsylvania Democratic lawmakers he will veto a Republican budget plan that falls short of his priorities, two senior Democrats said Thursday.

• Jun 25, 2015

Supreme Court Upholds Nationwide Health Care Law Subsidies

Gov. Tom Wolf will withdraw his application to take over the insurance marketplace created under the 2010 federal health care law now that the U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the law's nationwide tax subsidies.

• Jun 25, 2015

Bottled Water Recalled After Tests Detect E. Coli At Source

A bottler says spring water recently shipped from two Pennsylvania plants could be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.

• Jun 22, 2015

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