Bipartisan Pa. bills target youth vaping, funeral alcohol rules and more
Closing out a year where partisanship in the Capitol took a heavy toll on the state, lawmakers came together to attack a threat acknowledged by both parties — the danger...
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New 5-year outlook on Pa. state finances shows lots of red ink
The outlook that includes a close-up on the General Fund — the government equivalent of the main family checking account — shows that a hefty $3.65 billion deficit for this...
Bipartisan bill to draw revenue from Pennsylvania skill games will land amid state budget fight
A $500-per-month, per-machine fee would be assessed on tens of thousands of machines under the concept being pitched by Republican Sen. Gene Yaw of Lycoming County and supported by Democratic...
Gov. Shapiro and top Republican spar on budget as Garrity loan program moves ahead
Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday lambasted Republican senators over the three-month-old state budget impasse as Republican Treasurer Garrity advanced a loan program to help impasse-affected counties.
As Pa. misses 4th consecutive budget deadline, top lawmakers say talks are progressing
There’s no panic as Pennsylvania misses another budget deadline. Top lawmakers say progress is being made.
Pa. lawmakers want tax and rent rebates to get to seniors and others more quickly
The half million-plus Pennsylvanians who are eligible for rebates of up to $1,000 on taxes or rent may get those payments months earlier under a bipartisan bill advanced by a...
Pa. Senate passes bill to require DAs to notify ICE of defendants in country illegally, with support of 2 Lehigh Valley Dems
The state Senate gave final approval Monday to a measure that would require prosecutors who encounter a criminal defendant who entered the country illegally to notify U.S. Immigration and Customs...
Top elections official says Pa. should replace its system for ‘early voting’
The state’s top elections official revisited one of the few headaches Pennsylvania had running the 2024 election — lots of people showing up before Election Day to do mail ballots...
Fiscal office report is latest to show Pa.’s high-income earners have lower effective tax rates
High-income people in Pennsylvania — and especially those with annual incomes greater than $1 million — pay a significantly lower effective tax rate than people in lower income groups, according...
Pa. lawmakers talk of requiring gas detectors in buildings after chocolate factory explosion that killed 7
Following the explosion at the R.M. Palmer Co. factory in West Reading, some lawmakers hope for a serious discussion on requiring the use of natural gas detectors in at least...