
Pennsylvania
Anxious students question Sen. Casey at Cheltenham town hall on guns
"All I can say to you is keep going, keep fighting, keep marching, keep mobilizing," U.S. Sen. Bob Casey tells high-schoolers calling for changes in gun law.
8 years ago
Allegations against Delco lawmaker raise Pa. Capitol security questions
House Republicans, Governor Tom Wolf, and a number of other lawmakers say Miccarelli should resign. House GOP leaders are urging police to investigate.
8 years ago
Wagner, Ellsworth, and Mango face off in Pa. GOP debate
Pennsylvania's three candidates for the Republican nomination for governor are vying to distinguish themselves to voters as the May 15th primary election draws closer.
8 years ago
Zinke comes to Pa. to talk abandoned mine cleanup
Ryan Zinke, President Trump’s Interior Secretary, came to Western Pennsylvania to tout the federal government’s abandoned mine cleanup program. It was an appropriate setting.
8 years ago
Pennsylvania cuts red tape for medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction
Pa.'s Medicaid program will no longer require doctors to get approval when prescribing medications that are proven to help people stay off heroin and prescription painkillers.
8 years ago
Listen 1:45Despite landmark Pa. court decision, subjectivity remains in congressional mapmaking process
Now that districts have been completely overhauled, some big questions remain: just how much gerrymandering is too much?
8 years ago
Listen 6:28Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski found guilty on 47 of 54 felony counts
A federal jury has found Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski guilty of corruption.
8 years ago
Former Philly City Councilman Bill Green confirms nominating petitions are circulating for him to challenge U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle for Congress.
8 years ago
Well-funded Democratic contender joins 10th Congressional race
Pennsylvania's newly redrawn 10th Congressional District, which now encompasses both Harrisburg and York, is getting a new candidate.
8 years ago
More Democrats enter scrum for Meehan’s congressional seat
Three more Democrats are running for Meehan's seat, with more sure to follow.
8 years ago
Listen 2:05State disputes claim 100K noncitizens registered to vote
State officials acknowledged that a glitch in the Pa. electronic driver's licensing system — going back to the mid-90s — allowed noncitizen immigrants to register to vote.
8 years ago
Allentown mayor’s corruption trial in hands of jury
Democratic Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski faces charges including fraud, bribery, attempted extortion and lying to the FBI.
8 years ago
Toomey proposes moderate gun control, tangles with Trump
In the meeting, Trump bucked the GOP line and appeared to come to a position on gun control that is well outside Toomey's — and most Republicans' — comfort zone.
8 years ago
Listen 3:02Environmental groups seek injunction to halt Mariner East 2 pipeline construction
Several environmental groups have asked the Commonwealth Court for an injunction to halt Sunoco/Energy Transfer Partners Mariner East 2 pipeline construction.
8 years ago
GOP lawmakers confront Pa. Supreme Court justices in hearing
This week's annual budget hearings are giving lawmakers a rare chance to publicly question Pennsylvania's Supreme Court justices.
8 years ago