Pennsylvania

A new report on death penalty cases in Pennsylvania shows a strong tie between how a case proceeds through the justice system and who a defendant relies on for legal counsel.

Gov. Tom Wolf visits Philadelphia to outline scope of study to uncover disparities in awarding government contracts.

After almost four months of false starts and negotiation breakdowns, lawmakers say the end is finally in sight.

A new analysis finds those assigned public defenders in Pennsylvania are more likely to receive the death penalty.  A tax reform amendme ...

Public education advocates gathered Wednesday in Southeastern Pennsylvania to celebrate a recent state Su ...

More than 500 non-citizens have voted in Pennsylvania and national elections since 2000. That's out of about 93 million votes cast.

A constitutional change before Pennsylvania voters could lower property taxes and shake up school funding. Or it could do nothing at all.

The legislature is crawling closer to finishing its nearly four-months-late state budget.

Pennsylvania’s law against hate crimes protects people on the basis of race, color, religion, or national origin. But it doesn’t include several other categories.

A Greene County coal ash landfill won’t be receiving any more coal waste until December, at the earliest.

Former Philadelphia District Attorney is sentenced in Federal court. Federal charges are leveled against two aides to Congressman Bob Bra ...

The implementation of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania was the focus of a session Tuesday during the annual conference of Pennsylvania county planners.

School district officials in Coatesville held a special meeting where they got an earful from students and parents about recent racist events that rocked the high school.

Pennsylvania is one of at least 15 states that are substantially underprepared for the next economic downturn, according to a new report from Moody's Analytics.