Pennsylvania

This year, the state Agriculture Department issued 324 growing permits, compared to 37 issued just for research last year.

The law includes a carve-out that lets members of the military buy tobacco when they’re 18.

More and more school districts are adding propane buses to their fleets and switching from diesel. They cite financial and environmental benefits.

Franklin Park is both rustic and upscale, graced with million-dollar homes, state game lands and even the occasional large flightless bird.

In what would be a first in Pennsylvania, Chester Community Charter School is pushing to take over all traditional K-8 education in its home district in Delaware County.

State transportation officials in Pennsylvania have announced travel restrictions with wintry weather bearing down on the commonwealth.

This is the third year farms have fewer trees to sell because they planted fewer during the recession. Ten and 12-foot trees are the most scarce.

Lawmakers and the governor opted to create their own exchange because it’s likely to save the commonwealth money.

When Pennsylvania overhauled its child sexual abuse laws after a years-long battle, absent from the bill-signing ceremony were some of the people who had worked hard.

Groups that provide mental health and intellectual disabilities services are lobbying for an additional $84 million in funding.

The department says some companies may be selling short-term, limited duration plans, while other callers are falsely claiming to be from the state.

Pennsylvania is among the states that would be especially hurt because utility costs are significantly higher than the national average.

Nearly half-a-century later, the environmental strike force is reuniting. The group met last year in Washington D.C. and again last month in Bedford Springs.

Today, we’re excited to announce an expansion of our reach throughout the Philadelphia region through a new partnership with WHYY.

There haven’t been any known human cases of CWD, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend that people do not eat meat from animals that test positive.