HARRISBURG, Pa. — Gov. Josh Shapiro’s office quietly entered into a settlement agreement to resolve allegations of sexual harassment against one of his most trusted senior aides weeks before the
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New Pa. Budget Injects $125M Into Private School Tax Credit Program That Lacks Basic Accountability
HARRISBURG, Pa. — When Gov. Tom Wolf and the Republican-led legislature hammered out the $45.2 billion budget deal in early July, they delivered a historic windfall to a popular tax
Relief for Child Sex Abuse Survivors Revived in PA Senate After Wolf Administration Error
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A key state Senate committee on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved legislation to temporarily allow survivors of decades-old child sexual abuse to sue the perpetrators, an alternative path to
Major Pennsylvania State Contractor Accused of Fleecing Employees to Pump Up Profits
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A major Pennsylvania government contractor has been accused of siphoning millions of dollars in retirement and health benefits from its employees, state authorities said Thursday.
Child Sex Abuse Survivors in PA. Denied Legal Relief as Emergency Effort Fails
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Survivors of child sexual abuse will have to wait until at least 2023 for the public to consider whether to grant them a special window to sue
Hopes Dim That PA. Lawmakers Will Push Through Emergency Relief for Clergy Abuse Victims
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Prospects are dimming in the legislature to employ a rarely used, emergency tactic so voters can decide this spring whether survivors of decades-old sexual abuse should have
During Height of Coronavirus Pandemic, Pa. Lawmakers Still Cashed in Big on Meals, Lodging
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Within weeks of the first coronavirus cases last spring, as large swaths of Pennsylvania’s economy shut down, the state legislature followed suit, allowing most of its members
As Pandemic Continues, GOP Lawmakers Prepare for Retreat at Pricey ‘Bachelor’ Resort
HARRISBURG, Pa. — When Republican lawmakers come together for their annual retreats this month and next to talk politics — and maybe some policy — there will be no need
The Placeholder: Meet the Man Wolf Taps to (Temporarily) Hold Key Appointments
HARRISBURG, Pa. — On paper, Thomas Yablonski Jr. is a man of many talents. In less than four months, the top staffer in Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration has been nominated
Spotlight PA, Inquirer Sue to Unseal Records in Ex-Democratic State Lawmaker’s Embezzlement Case
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Five years after former State Rep. Leslie Acosta quietly pleaded guilty in an embezzlement scheme, much of the case against her remains under a shroud of secrecy.
Wolf Administration Refuses to Release Details After Failure Derails Pa. Clergy Sex Abuse Relief
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Wolf administration had no system in place to prevent an apparent administrative mistake like the one that derailed a statewide vote on legal recourse for survivors
There’s Another Path for Survivors of Clergy Sex Abuse to Get Justice. It Faces an Uphill Climb in the Legislature.
HARRISBURG, Pa. — When Republican state Rep. Jim Gregory learned Monday from Gov. Tom Wolf that an administrative error will delay a decision on whether survivors can sue for decades-old
A Pa. Dept. of State Error Means Some Sex-Abuse Victims Will Again Have to Wait for Justice
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s top election official will resign after her agency made a mistake that will delay a statewide vote on whether survivors of decades-old sexual abuse should be
Acting Pa. Victim Advocate Resigns After Rejection by GOP-Led Senate
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s chief advocate for crime victims announced Friday that she will resign her position, saying it was “untenable” to remain in the high-profile job amid a political
New Pa. GOP Leader Pushes Transparency Reforms Despite Party’s Past Reluctance, Obstruction
HARRISBURG, Pa. — In his first speech as top leader of the Pennsylvania Senate last week, Republican Sen. Jake Corman positioned himself as a reformer seeking to restore faith in
