Pennsylvania

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with Congresswoman-elect Madeleine Dean about how she's getting ready for freshman year in Congress.

Family portraits found under a bed unraveled the story of an African-American family with a rich history and blood ties to the first mayor of Philadelphia.

Here’s a look at how Pennsylvania has been working to reduce emissions in 2018 and a preview of what may be in store for next year.

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

Most of the mental health care for Pennsylvanians not covered by Medicaid, or insurance is provided through counties and bankrolled by the state. But funding hasn’t increased.

Pennsylvanians convicted of multiple DUIs will incur higher penalties with each offense.

The highest salaries were in two Pennsylvania counties: Bucks and Montgomery.

His death is still setting in for his family and community in western Pennsylvania

The blast happened December 13 at MarkWest’s Houston Processing and Fractionation Facility in Chartiers Township.

Shell won state approval Thursday on a pair of permits for the pipeline that will feed ethane to its $6 billion chemical plant in Beaver County.

Pennsylvania's treasurer, governor, and a group of lawmakers unveiled a new report Thursday that recommend a slew of changes for the state's two largest public pension funds.

Pennsylvanians are lagging behind the rest of the country when it comes to income growth, according to one metric from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Wolf this week changed his tone on the subject as legalizing the sale of recreational marijuana gathers popularity and momentum.

Congress has enshrined in law an Obama-era executive order banning youth solitary confinement in federal prisons. The reform was one of many included in the First Step Act.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has granted clemency this week to three inmates serving life sentences, including to the first female lifer since 1990.