Primary was practice game for Pittsburgh-area counties
By: Julian Routh Elections officials in the counties surrounding Allegheny started to relax Thursday after months of preparing to administer […]
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Four Pa. lawmakers have lost seats in primary, some races remain too close to call: AP
By: Marc Levy and Mark Scolforo HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Election officials worked through a mountain of still-uncounted ballots Wednesday […]
Pittsburgh-area incumbents appear set to win nods for new terms in Pa. Legislature
By: Kate Giammarise and Ed Blazina Incumbent state legislators appeared to be ahead in a number of local state House […]
Pa.’s revenues take another coronavirus blow in May, falling $440 million short of expectations
By: Charlotte Keith HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s tax revenues dropped 17% below official estimates in May, new figures from the state […]
Governor Wolf signs a partial Pennsylvania state budget for Fiscal Year 20-21
On Friday, May 29, 2020, Governor Wolf signed a partial state budget for Fiscal Year 20-21 (FY 20-21). The Fiscal […]
An Election Day like never before: Mail-in balloting, new voting machines, multi-day counts for Pa.’s primary
By: Charles Thompson It’s going to be an election like we’ve never had in a year we’ll never forget. Many […]
Coronavirus case in Pa. Capitol takes partisan rancor over pandemic to new level
By: Julia Terruso and Angela Couloumbis HARRISBURG — The already fraught political fight over the coronavirus in Pennsylvania reached a […]
Liquor privatization gets another push in Pa.
By: Jan Murphy A state lawmaker is making a renewed push for privatizing Pennsylvania’s state-controlled liquor system amid findings from […]
Pa. House narrowly passes short-term budget with no tax increases
By: Marc Levy HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania state government began advancing a temporary, no-new-taxes budget plan Tuesday that maintains […]
Pa. House fails to override Gov. Wolf’s veto of bill that would’ve allowed more businesses to operate
By: Jan Murphy Hoping to get barbers, hair stylists, animal groomers and more businesses reopened, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives […]
Gov. Wolf talking with sports leagues, says it could take until vaccine for Pennsylvania to reach ‘normal’
By: Megan Guza Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday he is talking with professional sports leagues about holding events in Pennsylvania, […]