local government

Spotlight PA sued after the Pennsylvania Senate refused to turn over emails between lawmakers and lobbyists.

Pamela Hackenburg allegedly used Gregg Township’s credit cards to steal almost $533,000 from local taxpayers. The township’s supervisors never looked at a statement.

An Allentown coffee company had a pumpkin spice blend years before Starbucks thanks to food scientists and foresight.

Bringing a civil lawsuit is one of the few ways Pennsylvanians can force corrective action from municipalities, but it’s often costly and difficult.

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.

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.

Groundbreaking study of county finds nearly three-quarters of participants rate access to local news as “extremely important”

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.

State 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.

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.