Government Accountability

At his inauguration, the governor called for politicians to find common ground, for Pennsylvanians to hold them accountable, and for the state to keep reinventing itself.

In his inaugural speech, Wolf is expected to renew calls for a higher minimum wage and natural gas severance tax.

 An estimated 1.8 million low-income Pennsylvanians currently receive the benefits.

Pennsylvania’s House and Senate swore in their newly-elected members on New Year’s Day and are now gearing up to start a two-year legislative session.

York County Rep. Stan Saylor, who heads the pivotal House Appropriations Committee, noted that returns are stronger than expected, and the state's on track for a surplus.

A new mine in Pennsylvania's anthracite coal country has not brought new jobs to the region.

Pa. residents pay a larger share of income to gambling, liquor and cigarette taxes.

Philly schools face an estimated $1B funding shortfall by 2022. A new national report found that the city is walking away from more school tax revenue than any of its peers.

Pennsylvania's new lieutenant governor says it would feel "inappropriate" to move into the residence that comes with his job.

The former top prosecutor for the state of Pennsylvania is likely to soon be behind bars, more than two years after she was convicted and ...

Every year, politicians raise hundreds of millions of dollars to finance their campaigns. But insiders kn ...

Candidates for Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senate and congressional seats and their supporters spent $100.7 mil ...

The wake of the blue wave that swept Democrats into control of the U.S. House of Representatives trickled down to Pennsylvania state legi ...

Hailing from neighboring counties in Northeastern Pennsylvania, the two major candidates are rooted in the same challenges, but are coming up with very different solutions.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to consider another appeal by Republican state lawmakers over this year’s changes to Pennsylvania ...