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Pennsylvania is sitting on a fat budget reserve, a healthy and growing surplus, and billions in unspent federal coronavirus relief cash.

The seven-day average rate of infection at the Capitol's testing center has grown from less than 1% to more than 13%.

The committee hopes not only to show the severity of the riot but to push back on the former president's false claims of election fraud.

The money comes via Pennsylvania’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program after local lawmakers nudged Harrisburg for help.

NPR's Tim Mak explains just how the politically powerful National Rifle Association has successfully blocked almost all gun regulation legislation.

The White House said, "It will take a high level of engagement to address this and to try to find a path to de-escalation."

Born into poverty in Searchlight, Nev., the one-time amateur boxer served in Congress for 34 years — first in the House and, later, for three decades in the Senate.

At least 20 states, mostly across the South and Midwest, already have laws that would severely restrict or ban abortion if the high court overturns Roe.

Gov. Tom Wolf will have a new top election official as he enters his last year in office, naming Leigh Chapman to replace Veronica Degraffenreid atop the Department of State.

In Pennsylvania, the new markers getting approved are increasingly telling the stories of previously underrepresented people and groups.

What’s next in the legal battle that’s lasted nearly two years?

President Joe Biden marked his first Christmas in office by making calls to military service members stationed around the world, offering them holiday wishes and gratitude.

The Democratic governor said the legislation “politicizes what is being taught in our schools."

A staffer who worked in close proximity to the vice president has tested positive for the coronavirus. Harris tested negative via a PCR test on Wednesday.