Political News
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Pennsylvania Ranks Last in New Study of 18-Year-Olds’ Voter Registration Rates
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Only 22% of 18-year-old Pennsylvanians are registered to vote, but advocates say there are ways to boost that number.
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Lawmakers Up Transparency for Data Centers, Leave $2B Tax Exemption Untouched in Pa. Budget
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Environmentalists say the one data center proposal that became law, an energy use reporting requirement, is not substantive.
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Great PA News Quiz: What the State Budget Deal Skipped, and Unusual Fundraising
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In this quiz: What the $50.8 billion state budget deal skipped, a rare bipartisan fundraising committee, severe storms and Trump addresses a Defense and Innovation Summit.
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Pa.’s Attorney General Is Defending the State’s Medicaid Abortion Ban in Court. Is He Required to?
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The state Supreme Court has agreed to hear AG Dave Sunday’s appeal of a ruling that found the ban is unconstitutional.
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The Accounting Tricks That Balanced Pa.’s Budget — But Only on Paper
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The plan delays billions in payments to organizations that manage healthcare for Medicaid recipients
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Pa. Passes $50.8B Budget That Sends More Money to Poorest Schools, Skips Difficult Policy Questions
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The plan also preserves the state’s nearly $8 billion rainy day fund by using off-budget “special” funds and accounting maneuvers.
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Pa. Election 2026: Where Governor Candidates Garrity and Shapiro Stand on Marijuana, Hemp and More
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Democrat Josh Shapiro supports legalizing recreational marijuana, while Republican Stacy Garrity does not.
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Pa. Election 2026: Where Governor Candidates Garrity and Shapiro Stand on Data Centers
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As public frustration about data centers has risen, both candidates have tempered their enthusiasm.
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Great PA News Quiz: State Budget Status, a Company’s Breakup Plans and Pa. at the Great American State Fair
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In this quiz: Giant Eagle’s buyer, shifts in age demographics, portrait’s plaque change and price manipulation punishment.
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Man Facing Felony Charges for Hit-and-Run Crash That Seriously Injured Penn State Student in State College
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A Lycoming County man was driving under the influence of marijuana in May when he struck and seriously injured a Penn State student in State College, according to borough police. Noah J. Keister, 19, was charged on Thursday with felony counts of aggravated assault while DUI, aggravated assault by vehicle and leaving the scene of…