Politics

Former Lt. Gov. Mike Stack has a big base in Northeast Philadelphia and is joining a field of roughly a dozen candidates.

Pa. lawmakers are looking to remove a provision in state law that bars educators from wearing religious garb while in the classroom.

After winning the November 2022 election, Josh Shapiro gets to assemble a cabinet. His picks include Al Schmidt, Val Arkoosh, and Pat Browne.

WHYY and NewCORE present this year’s Conversations of King, a free, virtual event, streaming live on the WHYY News Facebook page Monday at 1 p.m.

In addition to running for re-election and passing a budget, council will take a look into the problems hiring city workers.

Supporters say the goal is to restore the public trust in state government.

The fast-moving revelations have placed the president under the investigation of a special counsel and ignited Republican criticism.

To gain enough votes to claim victory, Kevin McCarthy made many key concessions to Republican Congressman Scott Perry and the Trump-aligned House Freedom Caucus he heads.

In 1992 Bloom pleaded no contest to corrupting a minor, later saying he did so to reduce the teen’s “emotional stress.”

The Republican believes whoever wins the crowded Democratic primary may be vulnerable to a candidate from the other side of the aisle.

A three-judge Commonwealth Court panel sided with the House’s Democratic floor leader on Friday, saying all three Allegheny County seats will be filled Feb. 7.

Amending the Pa. Constitution is a lengthy process that requires passage in two legislative sessions and advertising by the Department of State.

Education spending got a major boost under Tom Wolf, but the Pa. governor struggled to establish a relationship with the GOP-controlled legislature.

Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Biden’s home and office.

Pa. Senate Republicans are kicking off the new legislative session by pushing through a trio of proposed constitutional amendments that sparked a partisan fight.