Politics & Policy

The rhetoric among Pennsylvania’s GOP candidates for Senate and governor has been the same: short on provable facts, long on inflammatory rhetoric.

State-appointed receiver Michael Doweary accuses officials, including the mayor, of hiking their pay in violation of Chester’s amended recovery plan.

Abortion rights activists say the state still needs to create equitable paths to abortion access, especially in predominately immigrant communities.

The Republican primary field is in upheaval with the exit of the Trump-endorsed candidate, Sean Parnell, creating a vacuum still being filled by new candidates.

The teams will support Henry Ford Hospital, University Hospital in Newark, the University of New Mexico hospital, Coney Island Hospital, and Rhode Island Hospital.

It’s a vision of election overload that would undercut Pennsylvania’s proportional, local representation in Washington, D.C.

Among its questions, the committee is probing any conversations Kevin McCarthy had with former President Donald Trump on the day of the Capitol attack.

A wide-open race for the swing-state seat has attracted wealthy and well-connected transplants, and homers Jeff Bartos and George Bochetto are seizing on it.

President Biden and others in his administration insist schools should stay open, even with the omicron wave making it harder than ever to manage.

The former president blasted Republicans who have crossed him and kept up repeated election lies in an NPR interview.

Local, county, and state officials touted the results since the Nov. 2020 launch, including fewer incidents of gun violence.

Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, the Public Health Emergency will expire after 30 days, unless renewed.

In his veto message, Wolf said the regulation “is a vital step for Pennsylvania to reduce carbon emissions and achieve our climate goals.”

As lawmakers shielded details of their legal spending last year, they spent an additional $35,000 in taxpayer money to fight efforts to make the information public.

Some voting rights advocates planned to boycott the speech and instead spend the day working. “We’re beyond speeches. At this point, what we need ... is federal legislation."