Pennsylvania Government

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins participated in a roundtable discussion with farmers at Applewood Farm in Scott Twp. before signing the declaration.

Shapiro first announced the Governor's Responsible Infrastructure Development (GRID) Standards during his budget address in February.

Without a competitive major ticket race statewide, turnout was sluggish.

Richey was leading retired former UPS executive John Ventre by nearly 30 percentage points with about 33% of the vote remaining when The Associated Press called the race Tuesday night.

The list of Democrats named in a series of online threats has nearly doubled in size. State Rep. Dan Frankel says he was told his name was on it after a "more thorough review."

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.