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The State Senate decided that members of the chamber who are candidates are allowed to vote on legislation related to the first step of the map-making process.

As the uncertainty swirls, candidates who have been mounting their campaigns are now left hanging in the balance unsure of where new district lines could be drawn.

There are a few signs of progress, a week into the three-week period established by the state Supreme Court for lawmakers to produce a replacement congressional district map.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has changed his mind regarding a high-profile school funding lawsuit.

Republican state lawmakers are asking the U.S. Supreme Court for a stay on the state court decision earlier this week.

Pennsylvania’s upcoming congressional elections are in flux after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled this week that the state’s congressional map is unconstitutional.

The defense of Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski in his bribery trial started in dramatic fashion.

The justices, ruling just days after hearing oral arguments in the case, also state in their order that a new map will be in place by Feb. 19.

Pa.'s 67 counties signed on to a list of priorities they hope to achieve in 2018. But the local leaders say they cannot achieve their goals alone.

The court is expected to rule quickly on a lawsuit challenging the state’s congressional district boundaries.

Attorneys for the plaintiffs say they plan to appeal the decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Spurred by changes in the federal tax law, Pennsylvanians seem to have rushed to pay state income taxes early in hopes of taking advantage of uncapped deductions

Commonwealth Court Judge Kevin Brobson issued a 130-page report Friday to the state Supreme Court.