Sen. Christina Tartaglione, D-Philadelphia, is introducing legislation to bump the minimum wage to $20. It would also set tipped wages at 70% of the minimum wage. Currently, tipped employees earn $2.83 per hour.

Applications for student teacher stipends opened at 9 a.m. Thursday and by 11 a.m. the state had received more applications than it could afford.

More than 1.3 million people in Pennsylvania can’t vote in the Democratic or Republican primaries on April 23. A campaign to change that is moving slowly.

The Centre Hills Country Club is asking permission to install outdoor lighting taller than what’s normally allowed on the new pickleball and tennis courts it plans to build, but that request was met with skepticism during a State College Zoning Hearing Board. The proposed project is also under review by the borough Planning Commission.

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Secretary of the Commonwealth Al Schmidt joined Spotlight PA’s Kate Huangpu and Votebeat’s Carter Walker in March for a live event about building trust in elections.

Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in Ohio.

Even though many in Pennsylvania looked up to cloudy skies, some did get brief glimpses of Monday's eclipse.

Thousands of spectators gathered at Medlar Field at Lubrano Park in University Park on Monday to view a solar eclipse shrouded by clouds.

Burnt out much? A study links working late, or variable shifts with health problems later in life. Maybe it's time to quit hustle culture for good.

Sixty years ago, America began closing mental hospitals. A growing chorus is blaming that for the crisis of mentally ill folks living on our streets.

College basketball's all-time leading scorer was selected by the Fever as the first pick in the draft. It's hoped her popularity can lead to increased viewership for the nearly 30-year-old league.

Iran says its attack against Israel was a success. The House plans to hold separate votes on aid for Israel and Ukraine. Supreme Court hears challenge to law used to prosecute Jan. 6 defendants.

Redbone's hit cracked the Billboard Top 5 this month in 1974. It was a first for a band with all Native and Mexican American members — but the song itself had a quietly political message, too.

In Michigan on Tuesday, two special elections could break the tie between Democrats and Republicans in the state's House of Representatives.

To help ensure the integrity of the November elections, federal officials are advising local elections offices to upgrade websites — but many are not doing it.

Suicide is the leading cause of gun-related deaths in the United States. But it's often only an afterthought in the public debate about gun violence.