HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Nov. 2, 2021 Pennsylvania election is fast approaching.
A Basic Guide To Vetting Your Local Candidates in Pennsylvania’s 2021 School Board Elections
HARRISBURG, Pa. — School board races across Pennsylvania are receiving an unusually high level of attention this fall because of the extreme views of many candidates.
Pa. Lawmakers Hand Out Millions in Public Contracts to Law Firms That Fill Their Campaign Coffers
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A host of politically connected law firms are pouring millions of dollars into the campaigns of Pennsylvania legislators, who in turn hire those firms for all types
Many Pa. School Districts Are Passing up Free Coronavirus Testing Even After a Rise in Cases
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Even after COVID-19 cases rose among children and district leaders worked to contain outbreaks among students, Pennsylvania schools have been slow to opt into a multimillion-dollar Wolf
Pa. School Pension Fund Leaders Seek to Gag Board Members Over Leaks to Media
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Upset at leaks about a federal investigation of the PSERS pension fund, leaders of the beleaguered plan’s board have cut off other board members from legal briefings
Eligible for a COVID-19 Booster? Here’s How to Get One in Pa.
Anywhere from one to two million Pennsylvania adults are now eligible for a COVID-19 booster, and state officials say it should be easier to track down the third dose than
SEC’s Probe of Pa. School Pension Fund Examines Staff Gifts and Trips From Wall Street Firms
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has widened the federal scrutiny of Pennsylvania’s mammoth public school pension plan, demanding records that could show whether the fund’s staff
At Last Minute, Pa. Lawmakers Vote to Extend Dozens of COVID-19 Waivers
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania legislature unanimously voted Wednesday to extend dozens of regulatory waivers put into place last year to help health-care providers fight COVID-19.
New Records Reveal the Cost of Pa.’s Failure To Clarify Rules Around Addiction Treatment and Marijuana
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The failure by Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration to clarify federal rules around addiction treatment funding and medical marijuana caused even greater confusion and serious consequences than previously
AAA: Western PA Gas Prices Increase; Crude Prices Remain High
CLARION CO., Pa. – Gas prices in Western Pennsylvania are one cent higher this week at $3.380 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Embattled Pa. Teacher Pension Fund Subpoenaed by SEC Over ‘Compensation and Gifts’ to Staff
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has joined the FBI in the investigation of Pennsylvania’s biggest pension fund, subpoenaing records about its board’s adoption of a false figure for its
Pa. State Democratic Lawmaker Quietly Stripped of Committee Leadership, Capitol Access
HARRISBURG, Pa. — State Rep. Kevin Boyle has been stripped of his committee chairmanship and had his access to the Capitol limited in a rare move by Democratic leadership in
House Working to Address Concerns Over Mask Mandate, James Says
HARRISBURG, Pa. – The House Health Committee on Tuesday voted to adopt a letter requesting a determination from the Commonwealth Joint Committee on Documents on whether the regulatory process and
Gov. Wolf’s Coronavirus Business Waiver Program Was Flawed, Secretive, Pa. Auditor Says
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Wolf administration’s controversial waiver program allowing businesses to remain open during the early months of the pandemic was flawed, administered unevenly, and assembled “on the fly,”
Wolf Administration Ordered to Reveal Details of Cannabis Use as Drug Addiction Treatment
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The public could soon know for the first time how many patients use medical marijuana to treat opioid use disorder in Pennsylvania, one of the few states
