3 days ago · The Pennsylvania Capital-Star is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news site dedicated to honest and aggressive coverage of state government, politics and policy.

1 day ago · Pennsylvania county commissioners have called on state lawmakers to address flaws in the commonwealth’s vote-by-mail law and increase funding for mental health care and 911 services. Local election officials continue to scramble to meet mail ballot deadlines and face legal challenges more than ...

Jan 24, 2025 · Hegseth confirmed as Pentagon chief after Vance breaks tie vote in U.S. Senate BY: Shauneen Miranda - January 25, 2025 WASHINGTON — Veteran and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth will be the next secretary of defense, after he was confirmed late Friday by the U.S. Senate by the narrowest of margins.

4 days ago · The governors of New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, and Illinois joined Shapiro’s call for reform. Electricity producers and industry organizations including the Electric Power Supply Association, a national trade association representing …

Jan 17, 2025 · Four freshman senators have been tapped to serve in leadership roles on the state Senate’s standing committees for the 2025-2026 session, although most committee chairs in the Republican-controlled chamber will be unchanged from the previous session. Sens. Dawn Keefer (R-York) and Patty Kim (D ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Pennsylvania is home to an estimated 155,000 undocumented migrants, according to the American Immigration Council.And around 30,000 of them may work in the state’s agricultural sector, according to estimates from the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture.. With the state’s agriculture industry already facing a workforce shortage, President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to begin a mass ...

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives began its new legislative session Tuesday like the previous session, with conditions ripe for partisan gridlock. Instead, a dose of pragmatism and rule changes to give the minority Republican Caucus a fighting chance to advance its …

Dec 24, 2024 · This year’s legislative session saw fewer new laws passed than any session in more than a decade, attributable in part to the partisan divide between the Democrat-controlled House and the Republican-controlled Senate. But there were some substantial pieces of legislation and changes to the budget that made it to the …

Dec 23, 2024 · Peter Hall has been a journalist in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 20 years, most recently covering criminal justice and legal affairs for The Morning Call in Allentown.

*This breaking story was updated at 6:39 p.m. on Thursday, July 6 to include additional information. The state House voted 117-86 to pass a proposed $45.5 billion state budget late Wednesday, sending the spending plan to Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk for a signature.. In a statement following Wednesday’s vote, Shapiro said he was proud of the final budget, calling it a “statement ...