This midterm political year includes a contest for Pennsylvania governor plus state House and Senate races that could change partisan control in one or both chambers of the General Assembly. State ...

Hundreds of top officials across Pennsylvania government are in line for a 3.3% pay bump in the next few weeks, as automatic cost-of-living increases kick in with the start of the new year. With these ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro delivered his fourth budget address at the State Capitol in Harrisburg, three months after last ...

From candy to cars, the price of everything is going up — and that includes government salaries. PennLive’s annual roundup of six-figure earners in Pennsylvania state government attracts a lot of ...

CHALLENGES STILL REMAIN. WE’RE FIGURING BY WEDNESDAY, I THINK, IS WHEN WE THINK PAYCHECKS WILL START TO HIT US. THE EMPLOYEES. NOW, JUST A MATTER OF DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST BASE PAYCHECKS WILL HIT, ...

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Congress remains deadlocked over extending federal health insurance subsidies and Pennsylvania makes contingency plans for disruption in the marketplace later. FILE - Pages from the U.S. Affordable ...

A shopper who receives SNAP benefits slides an EBT card at a checkout counter in a Washington, D.C., grocery store in December 2024. Governors and attorneys general from Pennsylvania and 21 other ...

Last fall, communities across Pennsylvania elected officials who have yet to turn 30 to one of the most visible local roles: mayor. This month, those mayors begin their first terms and their political ...

Millions of low-income families in states like Pennsylvania may face delays in receiving home heating aid due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. Mark Bain, who is part of the Low Income Home ...