Government Accountability

The Education Dept. is seeking to provide a faster path to loan cancellation, and reduce monthly income-based repayments from 10 to 5% of a borrower’s discretionary income.

The new indictment includes the same criminal charges, but narrows the allegations in an attempt to comply with the Supreme Court's immunity ruling.

The receiver’s office asserts there’s an important caveat to their monetization plan: The entities must remain publicly owned.

Upper Merion GOP leader Matthew McCaffery, who was recently the victim of a swatting incident, admitted to violating the party bylaws.

Menendez, 70, was convicted on charges that he used his influence to meddle in three different state and federal criminal investigations to protect the businessmen.

Climate change advocates heaped praise on Minnesota Governor Tim Walz.

Female legislators and victim advocates say the governor responded poorly.

State agencies give more detail in new report to lawmakers. But again fail to answer why the theft from the UI trust fund wasn’t disclosed sooner.

After a state report said Hall-Long broke campaign laws, one primary foe wants a federal probe, two campaign leaders left, and two lawmakers say Hall-Long should drop out.

Experts say claims of stolen elections don’t square with the reality that election administration in the commonwealth is local and decentralized.

A spokesperson from the Bucks County District Attorney’s Office said Lawson was arraigned Wednesday, with bail set at $100,000 unsecured.

U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan wrote that he was compelled to rule as he did because of the Supreme Court’s rulings in firearms cases.

Low wages make it difficult for PA child care providers to hire and retain staff, which can lead to long wait lists and abrupt closures.

Ronald Rowe is testifying Tuesday before two Senate committees. Rowe says he recently traveled to the Pennsylvania shooting site and says what he saw made him ashamed.

Reps. Madeleine Dean and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania are also on the task force.