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Senator threatens to jail Pat Browne over Allentown NIZ records
State Sen. Jarrett Coleman has introduced a resolution to compel Secretary of Revenue Pat Browne...
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Some communities are pushing back on an effort by a Lehigh Valley lawmaker to fix the affordable housing crisis
Critics say legislation to allow multifamily homes in areas where only single-family homes are and...
Pa. Sen. Lisa Boscola proposes funding for ‘adequate number’ of election drop boxes and letting family members drop off ballots
State Sen. Lisa Boscola is proposing a county grant program for election drop boxes and...
Pa. hospitals call on Gov. Josh Shapiro to address state’s health care worker shortage, said to be among worst in nation
Citing Pennsylvania's dubious distinction of having some of the most severe shortages of health care...
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With no answers, Pottstown neighbors worried by gas odors near site of fatal house explosion. ‘I am afraid we are going to blow up’
About eight months after a fatal explosion tore apart a home a block away, Brigitte...
‘He could be the first Jewish president’ — colleagues share Montgomery County native Josh Shapiro’s journey
Josh Shapiro assumed the role of Pennsylvania governor Tuesday. The 49-year-old Democrat from Montgomery County...
Austin Davis sworn in as first Black Pa. lieutenant governor
Lt. Gov. Austin Davis was sworn in Tuesday morning, the first Black person elected to...
New Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro takes office and vows to seek a better state: ‘Your problems have become my priorities’
New Gov. Josh Shapiro was sworn in Tuesday with his wife and children beside him...
Pa. governor inauguration: How to watch and what to know as Josh Shapiro is sworn in Tuesday
Josh Shapiro is set to be inaugurated as Pennsylvania's 48th governor in Harrisburg on Tuesday....
A lot at stake: Group will try to end Pa. state House logjam as quest to help child sex abuse survivors continues
The next, best hope for unsnarling issues that brought the Pennsylvania House to a standstill...