Pennsylvania Government

Currently, election officials must wait until Election Day to prepare mail-in ballots for counting. But a new proposal could give them a one-week head start.

The Pennsylvania state House has approved two bills related to data center construction. The votes are the latest moves by Harrisburg lawmakers to regulate a fast-growing industry that some communities and environmental groups have opposed.

Fire companies across the commonwealth say buying a fire apparatus is increasingly too expensive, straining local budgets as private equity buys manufacturers.

It's likely to face resistance in the GOP-controlled Senate.

Advocates caution that the combination of closed primaries and America’s two-party structure disenfranchises the commonwealth’s fastest-growing voter group.

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro promised a second term which could both cut red tape and affirm the bonds that join Pennsylvanians — and the country — together.

Doug Mastriano, the Republican who lost to Josh Shapiro in Pennsylvania’s 2022 gubernatorial race, said Wednesday that he will not seek the party’s nomination in 2026.

Drafts seek documents from the State Police describing construction, landscaping, and other security-related work at Shapiro’s family home.

Pennsylvania is passing a $50 billion spending package to end a four-month budget stalemate that has held up billions for public schools and social services.

Pennsylvania’s counties, school districts and social services agencies are warning of mounting layoffs, borrowing costs and damage to the state’s safety net as state government enters its fourth month of a budget stalemate