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They at least two things in common. They’re all represented by Republican Keith Rothfus, and they’re all perplexed by the map of Pennsylvania’s 12th.

Pennsylvania far exceeds the national average of drug-related overdose deaths. Last year, 4,642 such deaths were reported — and the number is expected to rise this year.

Mayor Ed Pawlowski was reelected this month to a historic fourth term in a row despite a 54-count federal indictment hanging over his head.

Moody’s says the new legislation has already restored investors’ confidence that municipal borrowers can once again count on casinos for millions of dollars in revenue.

Voters in the northern end feel weirdly separated from their anchor cities, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre.

Like many places in Pennsylvania and across the country, Lycoming County has been stung by the opioid epidemic. A watershed moment came over the summer.

Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional district, which has an eye-popping shape that spans five counties, has been described in terms of a Disney cartoon: Goofy kicking Donald Duck.

With drastic changes to Pennsylvania's political landscape hanging in the balance, two lawsuits challenging the state's congressional map are moving forward at rapid speed.

This story is the first in our "Over the Line" series on gerrymandering, a Keystone Crossroads collaboration with PennLive, WITF and other Pennsylvania public media stations.

A state-level challenge to how congressional districts were drawn by Republicans six years ago will proceed on a compressed schedule, a closely divided Pennsylvania Supreme Co

“It’s a typical hatchet job,” Marino said of the reports.

Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski won a fourth term in Tuesday’s election despite a 54-count federal indictment hanging over his head.

The conservative York County Republican has named a running mate — real estate developer and political outsider Jeff Bartos.

Four-time candidate Joe Vodvarka says he's running as a Republican, after losing three straight primaries as a Democrat.

A Republican justice kept her seat on Pennsylvania's highest court Tuesday and voters approved a constitutional amendment that could eventually lead to property tax cuts.