Government Accountability

State Rep. Thomas Murt says those bills represent just 1 percent of all bills he’s ever backed.

The first of nine meetings drew more than 50 people in Williamsport Thursday evening.

General Assistance is for low-income residents who need help, but don’t qualify for traditional welfare because they don’t have dependents.

Republican leaders want to charge municipalities for state police service based on workload indicators like calls for service instead of the governor’s proposed population-dri

Draw the Lines PA is a civic group that plans to host a biannual competition where people can make their own congressional district maps.

While there is no case of results being tampered with in Pennsylvania, reports of Russian interference in 2016 have raised concerns that the digital totals could be hacked.

Nearly 2 million Pennsylvanians on food stamps have to wait until March before the next round of SNAP benefits.

What to know and what to watch for on Tuesday

Pa.'s old congressional map was called a "voter proof" partisan gerrymander. But our analysis suggests the wave of Democratic success this year could have overcome it.

John Dougherty’s mighty labor union is one of the top contributors to Democrats in races at both the state and city level.

Dougherty's mighty labor union in Philadelphia is one of the top contributors to Democrats in races at both the state and city level.

The partial federal government shutdown is threatening food stamp benefits beyond February. Pennsylvania officials see a crisis coming in the next few weeks.

Hundreds of furloughed federal workers are turning to the Central Pennsylvania Food Bank to help make ends meet as the partial federal government shutdown drags on.

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.