Pa. lawmakers pass $50 billion budget after months of delay
Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a $50 billion spending package to end a four-month budget stalemate that has held up billions for public schools and social services.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a $50 billion spending package to end a four-month budget stalemate that has held up billions for public schools and social services.
Pennsylvania recently launched an online application for pardons, becoming one of the first states to digitize the process for people seeking to clear their record of criminal convictions.
Pennsylvania is seeing lots of action targeting gaps in its vote-by-mail laws.
Some conservative Pennsylvania state lawmakers are suing in federal court and challenging three executive branch actions designed to boost voter registration, including a 2021 executive order by President Joe Biden.
Gov. Josh Shapiro says he'll appeal a court ruling that blocked a state regulation to make Pennsylvania's power plant owners pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.
A court says Pennsylvania can't enforce a regulation to make power plant owners pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions.
Pennsylvania's Democratic-controlled House of Representatives approved a measure that would raise the minimum wage to $15 by 2026 in a close vote Tuesday, a long-held party campaign plank that has run up against Republican legislative majorities for years.
Pennsylvania's Supreme Court will take its first crack at whether a governor can force power plant owners to pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, or whether he first needed approval from a Legislature that opposed the plan.
A Pennsylvania court is throwing out a challenge to how lawmakers have bundled together five potential state constitutional amendments, including one regarding abortion.
The group tasked by Gov. Josh Shapiro with developing a state-level plan to fight climate change has started meeting, a step the Democrat promised to take when he criticized his predecessor's strategy to make Pennsylvania the first major fossil fuel state to adopt a carbon-pricing policy.
Gov. Tom Wolf tweeted a goodbye message to Pennsylvanians on his last day in office.
Meek Mill has been active in criminal justice reform since his release after a drug and gun conviction. He says he will continue that work after his pardon.
A pardon grants total forgiveness of the related criminal conviction and allows for expungement.
The amendment would open a two-year window for adult victims of childhood sexual abuse to file lawsuits.
After eight years, Gov. Tom Wolf is leaving office with a positive approval rating from Pennsylvanians.
Major money is about to start pouring into multiple local communities, all in an effort to make our streets safer.
$6.6 million in funding from the federal government was announced.
Jon Delano Sits Down With Governor Tom Wolf In An Exclusive Chat As He Exits Office.
Gov. Tom Wolf has just a few weeks in office before Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro takes over.
Jon Delano Sits Down With Governor Tom Wolf In An Exclusive Chat As He Exits Office.
Only 231 pardons have been approved so far, with over 2,000 requests rejected.
Wolf signed a slew of new laws, 66 in total, but among them was legislation legalizing the strips for personal usage.
Efforts to overturn Governor Tom Wolf's veto of "Markie's Law" have failed.
The bill will soon go to Gov. Tom Wolf, who will then have 10 days to decide whether to sign it.
As millions of people are applying for student loan forgiveness, Governor Wolf is reminding Pennsylvanians that they won't be taxed by the state if they do get relief.
