
Politics
Pennsylvania exempts canceled student loans from taxes
Pennsylvania will no longer impose state income taxes on public sector workers and nurses who receive student loan forgiveness from two major programs.
4 years ago
Pa. election review continues despite no evidence of rigged vote
Partisan election reviews of the 2020 presidential election are underway in Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
4 years ago
Want a Delco government contract? First, you must disclose political contributions
County Council members are hoping to put an end once and for all to the ‘pay-to-play’ system they say has hampered the bidding process.
4 years ago
Corman won’t seek another Senate term amid run for governor
The highest-ranking member of the Pennsylvania Senate says he's not going seek another term in the chamber in order to focus on his candidacy for the governorship.
4 years ago
‘Dr. Oz’ show ending next month, as star runs for Senate
Some Pa. television stations had already dropped Oz's show for fear that federal “equal time” rules would compel them to offer space on the air to his political rivals.
4 years ago
GOP begins advancing new plans to remake Pennsylvania courts
This latest GOP strategy could cut short the state Supreme Court’s Democratic majority.
4 years ago
Pennsylvania’s acting health secretary to step down
Alison Beam had served in an acting role since January, when Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf tapped her to replace Dr. Rachel Levine.
4 years ago
N.J. Assembly to meet in person again after standoff over COVID vaccine mandate
After a week of virtual hearings, the N.J. Assembly will once again meet in person. It comes after a judge denied a GOP request to block the State House COVID-19 policy.
4 years ago
California governor wants Texas-like law to ban assault guns
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the state.
4 years ago
Another lawmaker joins GOP field for Pennsylvania governor
A Republican state senator from southcentral Pennsylvania says he'll run for governor, adding to the GOP’s double-digits-deep primary field.
4 years ago
UK seeks unity at G7 meeting over Russia’s ‘malign behavior’
Top diplomats from the Group of Seven nations were meeting in Liverpool for talks dominated by Russia’s military buildup near its border with Ukraine.
4 years ago
Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 6 who helped plan Trump rallies
Rep. Bennie Thompson, says some worked to stage the rallies and “some appeared to have had direct communication” with then-President Trump as they were planning.
4 years ago
Fifty years of equal rights for women in Pennsylvania: A case for the federal Equal Rights Amendment
The success of the Pa. Equal Rights Amendment proves there should be a federal Equal Rights Amendment, writes Chancellor of the Philadelphia Bar Association Lauren P. McKenna.
4 years ago
Court rejects Trump’s efforts to keep records from Jan. 6 panel
The three-judge panel said there was a “unique legislative need” for documents that the committee has requested.
4 years ago