Law

There are about two dozen new laws taking effect in 2019, according to a tally kept by the nonpartisan Office of Legislative Services.

Newly passed Farm Bill legalizes industrial hemp, paving way for new commodity crop

While this is the first time the Senate has passed anti-lynching legislation, Congress has been trying for over a century.

USDA could make it harder for Pa. SNAP recipients to keep year-round benefits

Guests: Tom Nichols, Mona Yacoubian, Samer Abboud, Peter Overby We’ll begin today’s show discussing the surpr ...

Requirements for a cosmetology license in Pennsylvania include having "good moral character," which can disqualify even those who say they've turned their lives around.

Guest: Kathleen Hall Jamieson The U.S. Intelligence agencies have concluded that, without question, the Russians ...

The deal comes after nearly a yearlong standoff between the House and the Senate over member liability and other issues in the bill.

Even though U.S. Rep. Bob Brady's campaign paid $90,000 to an opponent who dropped out of the race, he won't be charged with a crime.

Barr served as George H.W. Bush's attorney general from 1991 to 1993.

Allegheny County says the order is necessary to get the region's air within federal pollution limits.

Should hateful posts keep you from getting a gun?

In a recent ruling, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court said that employers are legally responsible for protec ...

A good cause would include non-payment of rent, nuisance behavior, or breaking the term of a lease.

Three Pennsylvania men were fined more than $2,000 each for fishing violations at the Jersey Shore, authorities say. Acting on a t ...