Pennsylvania

Many Democrats and some in the GOP have panned Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt's move to bar scientists who've gotten EPA grants from serving as advisers.

A nonprofit re-entry program in Southwest Philadelphia has vans advertising the campaign of a Republican candidate for Pennsylvania governor. Is it legal?

The Philadelphia-based insurer now covers a maximum five-day supply for most new opioid prescriptions since adopting the policy in July.

Officials still have not determined what caused the massive fire that ripped through a senior living facility.

They at least two things in common. They’re all represented by Republican Keith Rothfus, and they’re all perplexed by the map of Pennsylvania’s 12th.

Pennsylvania far exceeds the national average of drug-related overdose deaths. Last year, 4,642 such deaths were reported — and the number is expected to rise this year.

This is the second year Pennsylvania lawmakers have tried to take surplus money from the Joint Underwriting Association to help balance perennial budget gaps.

Redina Rodriguez was released from Pa. state prison one year ago and says she wants to change. But the odds of her staying out are long, while the stakes couldn't be higher.

National Democratic and Republican groups are running negative ads in the 6th Congressional District.

Mayor Ed Pawlowski was reelected this month to a historic fourth term in a row despite a 54-count federal indictment hanging over his head.

The legislation was spurred by a cafeteria worker in Western Pennsylvania who objected to a policy in the Canon-McMillan School District.

When Pennsylvania lawmakers return to the Capitol after their Thanksgiving recess, they’ll have a little extra cash waiting for them.

Moody’s says the new legislation has already restored investors’ confidence that municipal borrowers can once again count on casinos for millions of dollars in revenue.