Pennsylvania

School board members in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are pushing for higher standards for charter schools. They say the state appeals board undercuts their efforts.

Gun control bills are always a tough sell in Harrisburg, and this one is no different.

A pair of bills that would overhaul the laws governing child sexual abuse in Pennsylvania have cleared their first hurdle in the state House.

One sheriff in northwestern Pennsylvania is wondering how many more guns his office will seize.

Studies — like a 2017 one from the National Bureau of Economic Research — have shown that disparities have a lot to do with motherhood.

The PFAS Action Act would force the EPA to classify these chemicals as hazardous, which would free up money to clean up contaminated sites.

2019 PA Leadership Conference attendees said they see a clear path to repeat a Trump win in Pennsylvania in 2020.

State Rep. Thomas Murt says those bills represent just 1 percent of all bills he’s ever backed.

Members of a state House committee heard arguments for and against a bill to try to keep two of Pa.'s five nuclear plants from closing early.

State officials have revoked licenses for the oldest reform school in the country amid multiple state probes into allegations of child abuse at the Pennsylvania campus.

A former legislative aide who did prison time for drug and weapons offenses has taken over as secretary of the Pa. Board of Pardons to streamline the clemency process.

We have a lot in common with Washington D.C. For a decade, before the U.S. capital found its permanent home along the Potomac Rive ...

A pair of historians are hunting for artifacts for an archive of Philadelphia’s jazz history. They’re holding a scanning party to digitize bits of music history.

Narberth Borough’s ban on plastic straws, mandated fee for plastic bags kick in April 17. Businesses are on board, but will have to pay more for eco-friendly alternatives.

The fight to boost education funding brings lots of people together — teachers, superintendents, politi ...