Katie Meyer

Pennsylvania's Independent Fiscal Office is now required to periodically create what are known as performance-based budget reports on state agencies.

 Pennsylvania is in the middle of rolling out a slate of gambling expansions, including online gaming.

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.

More than 12,000 federal workers are furloughed in Pennsylvania as lawmakers in Washington struggle to figure out a way to end the longest-ever partial government shutdown.

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

As Pennsylvania’s incarcerated population shrink, the chance for bipartisan support for more criminal justice reforms appears to be growing.

About $1 million dollars is going out to 38 colleges around the Commonwealth to fund efforts against campus sexual assault.

The 2012 census showed 30 percent of farmers were women and just 14 percent of farms were primarily run by women.

Notably, the House caucus doesn't have any women senior enough for the chair positions.

Pennsylvania is working to roll out a law aimed at protecting sexually exploited children. It uses fines paid by those convicted under the law to help the exploited.

As one of its first actions of a new legislative session, the Pa. House of Representatives has passed some updated rules governing internal procedures.