Government Accountability

Testimony in a fast-tracked lawsuit alleging gerrymandering ...

The federal trial over Pennsylvania’s congressional district map wrapped up in a Philadelphia courtroom ...

Municipalities have until January to decide whether they want to play host to a mini-casino, and more are expected to opt out this month.

On day three of the federal trial, key Republican staffers testified that partisan data was used during the 2011 redistricting process.

Seven voters named as plaintiffs in the case testified that they believe their vote doesn’t count.

A group of Pennsylvania voters are calling for a new map before the 2018 midterm elections.  

On the eastern border of Pennsylvania, north of the Philadelphia suburbs, a cluster of state Senate districts appear — at first glance ...

In light of high-profile sexual harassment allegations, state lawmakers seek to reform how state government handles allegations concerning legislators.

In the interactive slider above, the city of Reading can be seen as an appendage thinly sewn to the top of Pennsylvania’s 16th ...

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.