Pennsylvania

Lyme disease cases have been on the rise in Pa. for two decades. But epidemiologists worry residents might confuse some symptoms with a mild case of COVID.

The Pa. GOP wants to block evidence that Pennsylvania’s Black and Hispanic students fare worse on traditional measures of academic achievement than their white peers.

Supporters see it as a way to combat Philadelphia’s soaring gun violence epidemic. The ACLU says it “may be the worst criminal justice bill that we’ve seen.”

Pennsylvania would receive $225 million to fight the opioid-addiction epidemic from a new agreement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma.

The legislature left for the summer without voting on bills that would raise dog licensing fees, a proposal unpopular among House Republicans, per to a key committee chair.

Sen. Doug Mastriano said he has asked several counties to submit to a “forensic investigation” of the 2020 election and May’s primary election.

All Pa. K-12 students now have the option to repeat a grade, but the deadline to apply is right around the corner and many families are unaware of the opportunity.

The County Council has entered into a 99-year lease agreement with the Pa. Historical and Museum Commission for the 18th-century structure.

“They're in a cell the size of your bathroom and there's no rules, no regulations in place for this [Intensive Management Unit] program,” said Patricia Vickers.

When Pennsylvania ended its COVID-19 restrictions, cocktails-to-go became illegal again. “It's going to be a rough summer, but hopefully everybody can survive.”

Democrats and Republicans recently recessed until September without resolving key issues including election reform, cocktails to-go, lobbying reform, and more.

Drillers in Pennsylvania produced the highest volume of natural gas on record for a single year in 2020, despite the economic downturn fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lead poisoning prevention experts are calling on the state to fund remediation and testing.

Environmental groups are pressuring a York County food processor to fix problems at its wastewater treatment plant.

State Senators Lisa Baker and Steve Santarsiero say the process that allowed the disgraced comedian to walk out of prison should not play out again.