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An Allentown coffee company had a pumpkin spice blend years before Starbucks thanks to food scientists and foresight.
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Bringing a civil lawsuit is one of the few ways Pennsylvanians can force corrective action from municipalities, but it’s often costly and difficult.
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Pennsylvania local governments are designed to be led by ordinary citizens, but finding and keeping the right people to do the job have become challenging for municipalities of all sizes.
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Pennsylvania township and borough associations want the legislature to let them publish public notices online, but lobbyists for newspapers say voters prefer the status quo.
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Groundbreaking study of county finds nearly three-quarters of participants rate access to local news as “extremely important”
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Some local municipalities use stormwater fees to fund necessary infrastructure, but the state refuses to pay its fair share. A bill advanced in Harrisburg would change that.
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Costs for Pa. prison system are soaring despite facility closures, putting officials in the hot seatState prison officials want $300 million in additional taxpayer money in next year’s budget despite a declining population of incarcerated people and the closure of two facilities.
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While disclosures filed by state government officials are published online, judges’ forms aren’t. The public must ask for copies — provided they know where to go for that information.
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The governor’s $48.3 billion budget proposal includes $5.6 million to incentivize participation in a federal dairy risk management program.
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Gov. Josh Shapiro signed an executive order Monday to increase access to public service jobs. The order creates the Hire, Improve, Recruit, Empower Committee, or HIRE Committee.