A committee of state Senate Democrats on Tuesday discussed a proposal to require Pennsylvania employers to provide 24 hours of paid leave for “small necessities” each year. The goal is to ensure ...

Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA) and Dave McCormick (R-PA) exhibited a rare sign of bipartisanship this week as the two tried to counteract the rising political rhetoric. In an interview with Washington ...

The entrance of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg on October 14, 2025. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis for the Pennsylvania Capital-Star) More than four months after state lawmakers’ deadline to ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- Pennsylvania's Senate Democrats say they are in contact with the FBI after a "ransomware" cyberattack shut down their computer systems. The attack Friday left lawmakers and staff in ...

A new Senate bill, which has the support of the Pennsylvania Game Commission, would give new hunters a free antlerless deer ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — After eight Democratic senators crossed party lines to end the federal shutdown, one prominent voice in the party criticized lawmakers for not fighting harder. Gov. Josh ...

PennDOT secretary Mike Carroll responds to questions from state Senate Transportation committee members on recent reports of an illegal immigrant arrested with a Pennsylvania commercial driver's ...

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Former state Senate Leader David “Chip” Brightbill of Lebanon County, who in a nearly 25-year legislative career left his mark on Pennsylvania with landmark legislation on economic development and ...

(WHTM) — A bill proposing to expand access to breast cancer screenings passed the Pennsylvania Senate and will head to Governor Shapiro’s desk. Senate Bill 88, circulated by Sen. Frank Farry (R-Bucks) ...

The Warrington resident will be running for election in the sixth senatorial district in Bucks County.

More than four months after state lawmakers’ deadline to pass a 2025-2026 budget, a deal may be taking shape at the Capitol in Harrisburg. Following hours-long meetings of both the House Democratic ...