Politics & Policy

A year after Tioga hired the police officer who killed Tamir Rice, borough officials who promised changes struggle with persisting issues.

The new laws include increased penalties for speeding and reckless driving, but lawmakers were unable to get a ban on open containers of alcohol approved.

The July 11 hearing is before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.

They say EPA's failure to review and ensure emissions standards for residential wood-burning stoves has allowed the continued sale of appliances that could worsen pollution.

ACT UP Philadelphia said Sunday’s “civil disobedience action” was “organized by an autonomous group of activists in solidarity.”

Organizers gave out free books and served food and drink as they filled the streets with music, art, and celebration of LGBTQ love.

Some attendees said transgender children should not partake in gender-affirming healthcare. “No child is born in the wrong body,” said Gays against Groomers founder.

Summit attendees were adamant that Moms for Liberty isn’t about hate. “We're just here to protect our children.”

The president said he will work under the Higher Education Act to begin a new program that would begin loan repayment but remove the immediate threat of default.

The legislation unveiled Friday envisions a roughly $45 billion spending plan, about a 5% increase from the last approved budget.

The Southern Poverty Law Center has deemed Moms for Liberty an extremist group, saying it “advances an anti-student inclusion agenda.”

The organization is the most widespread group advocating for book restrictions in the U.S.

DeSantis, in his remarks, praised the group for “coming under attack by the left," saying it was “a sign that we are winning this fight.”

An original bill reauthorizing online betting would have given it another 10 years, but lawmakers sliced that to just two years on Tuesday.

The last few days have become contentious, as public school advocates have organized to oppose an emerging agreement between Shapiro and Senate Republicans.