Pennsylvania

Even in this hyper-political environment, there is one issue where both parties are in total agreement: Great nations build and ...

Every once in a while, when I write something in defense of the Affordable Care Act, or point out that repealing it will lead 1.1 million ...

Those of us focused on the well-being of Americans with low incomes have many concerns about the incoming Trump administration, but we se ...

After such an intensely polarizing election, it’s hard for people to imagine how communities with very different backgrounds might ...

This year, after decades of false starts and abandoned bills, the Pa. General Assembly finally passed laws to make it easier to buy alcohol.

When Sen. Scott Wagner, R-York, looks in the mirror, he sees Donald Trump wearing a Pennsylvania sash. But while Donald Trump at least sa ...

Halloween is just around the corner, but there is something far scarier in the halls of the Pennsylvania Capitol than any zombie that com ...

On average before they graduate high school, American kids sit in class without their regular teacher for what adds up to most of a schoo ...

Ask any Pennsylvanian what he or she wants in life, and the answers will probably be remarkably similar: a great job, freedom to make cho ...

Logistics are still being worked out, but the district’s spokeswoman says officials will comply with the order and enroll the six t ...

Lancaster officials met for the first time this week since changes to the state’s City Revitalization & Improvement Zone, or ...

Older student refugees are slipping through the cracks — in part, some allege, because schools are breaking the law. About 17,00 ...

In the Jewish tradition of shemira, the deceased are comforted until burial. This piece is part of our “Bodies” ...

The Pennsylvania school code says teacher layoff decisions can only be made according to who has the least seniority. The Republic ...

And they don’t pay a dime for it. All taxpayers in Pennsylvania pay for the state police, and the state police serves all ta ...