Capitol Ideas

Citing pandemic-fueled mental health crisis, Rep. Schlossberg pitches $100 million in new spending that includes social workers for police departments

June 13, 2022 at 10:50 p.m.

Nearly every day, South Whitehall Township police officers deal with individuals challenged by mental health...

June 13, 2022 at 7:48 p.m.

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June 13, 2022 at 10:06 a.m.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and state lawmakers are launching into their busiest stretch: the horse-trading...

June 9, 2022 at 6:02 p.m.

Small businesses in Pennsylvania are getting hammered by shipping price increases, consumers are spending an...

June 8, 2022 at 10:30 p.m.

On the day the average gas price in Pennsylvania surged over $5 a gallon for...

June 7, 2022 at 11:58 p.m.

A deeply divided Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday passed a bill designed to prevent athletes who...

June 7, 2022 at 7:33 p.m.

A bill advancing in the state Senate would let police in many municipalities, including Allentown,...

June 7, 2022 at 4:35 p.m.

Over half of Pennsylvania's eighth-grade students scored in the worst of all four categories on...

June 6, 2022 at 4:23 p.m.

The matchup is finally set: Democratic Lt. Gov. John Fetterman will face Republican Mehmet Oz...

June 7, 2022 at 12:46 p.m.

When asked about his current financial situation compared to last year, Allentown resident Douglass Karll...