Regional News

Wed, Jun 29, 2022 12:51 PM

A major change in public records requirements for some of Pennsylvania’s best-known universities is working through the General...

Tue, Jun 28, 2022 4:47 PM

As murders have risen in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and public safety has garnered more political attention, Pennsylvania...

Tue, Jun 28, 2022 2:16 PM

A Philadelphia City Councilman didn’t disclose earnings from a rental property he owned, months after a judge declared a...

Mon, Jun 27, 2022 4:01 PM

Proposed Pennsylvania legislation would require more state agency cooperation to ensure that welfare payments aren’t sent out...

Mon, Jun 27, 2022 2:21 PM

Republican gubernatorial nominee Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Chambersburg, held a rally at the State Capitol on Monday to spotlight...

Fri, Jun 24, 2022 4:12 PM

Pennsylvania’s economy will have modest real economic growth but also a dip in tax revenues in the next fiscal year as one-time...

Fri, Jun 24, 2022 1:11 PM

The future of abortion in Pennsylvania is an open question, as current state law protects it but both parties would like to...

Thu, Jun 23, 2022 4:01 PM

Pennsylvania’s economy has had the luck in the past of weathering economic busts better than other states, but since the...

Thu, Jun 23, 2022 1:31 PM

The Pennsylvania General Assembly has moved another step closer in creating a scholarship program for students in...

Wed, Jun 22, 2022 4:40 PM

Pennsylvania is unique in having its local governments offer more than 1,400 retirement plans to public workers. While those...

Wed, Jun 22, 2022 4:06 PM

Drug overdose deaths have risen sharply in Pennsylvania in recent years, and the General Assembly is taking harm-reduction...

Tue, Jun 21, 2022 5:01 PM

Comparing urban areas across America, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh have struggled to recover since the pandemic, showing...

Tue, Jun 21, 2022 3:31 PM

Pennsylvania’s high taxes and spending, and its use of business subsidies, came under fire from tax experts and business leaders...

Mon, Jun 20, 2022 4:23 PM

Pennsylvania’s natural gas impact fee netted the commonwealth its second-highest recorded total, bringing in $234 million for...

Mon, Jun 20, 2022 1:58 PM

Philadelphia has one of the worst city tax burdens in America, and voters aren’t pleased. It will also be a struggle for city...

Fri, Jun 17, 2022 4:07 PM

The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education this week approved a new funding formula for its 14 universities, pressuring...

Fri, Jun 17, 2022 1:34 PM

The attorney general’s office has charged eight Philadelphia municipal workers, alleging they claimed more than $300,000 in...

Thu, Jun 16, 2022 4:43 PM

Non-compete agreements are common in health care to limit competition. A bill slowly working its way through the General...

Thu, Jun 16, 2022 3:01 PM

The pandemic has not been kind to Pennsylvania higher education: Its colleges have seen a 6.4% enrollment drop for freshmen...

Wed, Jun 15, 2022 4:39 PM

A new report on state pension liabilities and their funding levels spotlight a lingering problem for Pennsylvania finances, but...