Politics & Policy

This will be Biden's first budget proposal since Republicans took the majority in the House.

Shapiro will lay out his full budget plan Tuesday in Harrisburg.

Pennsylvania’s primary election will be held Tuesday, May 16. Here’s what you should know beforehand, from election deadlines to who’s on the ballot.

The legislation seeks to repeal rules prohibiting federal agencies from releasing firearm tracing data to anyone, including the general public.

Biden was among those commemorating the anniversary of the brutal attack by authorities on peaceful civil rights demonstrators as they marched along the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

The treaty will create a new body to manage ocean life conservation and establish marine protected areas in ocean regions outside national boundary waters.

Democrats are strategizing on how to win back the House next year and are undertaking a publicity blitz to remind voters of their records.

Gov. Shapiro will unveil his first budget as he aims to remake the state's public school funding system and to put Pa. on competitive footing to attract major companies.

A Pennsylvania state representative accused of sexual harassment says he's not resigning but plans to enter inpatient treatment of some kind.

Last fall, council meetings moved back to in-person, but committee meetings have still been held online since the start of the pandemic.

Gov. Josh Shapiro wants lawmakers to pass a three-year incentive of up to $2,500 a year for newly certified teachers, police officers and nurses in Pennsylvania.

The $6.1 billion spending plan also includes funding for recruitment of city workers to battle a staffing crisis.

The bipartisan leaders of the committee announced the panel had voted unanimously to establish an investigative subcommittee to look into the allegations.

Brian Burke, who was elected as a Democrat in 2019, recently switched parties amid an ongoing feud with the current administration.

The spending plan includes millions for programs ranging from violence prevention to pre-K to libraries, but the City Council is ready to tinker.