Politics
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Democrats are trying to figure out what to do about John Fetterman. One of them is stepping up
Democrats figure prominently in their national effort to push back on President Donald Trump, but also in their struggle to figure out what to do about U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, who is under fire from rank-and-file Democrats for being willing to cooperate with Trump.
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States can cut off Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, the Supreme Court rules
A divided Supreme Court allowed states to cut off Medicaid money to Planned Parenthood in a ruling handed down Thursday amid a wider Republican-backed push to defund the country’s biggest abortion provider.
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Concerns raised in Pa. over ICE raids on farms
The head of Pennsylvania’s Farm Bureau says the Trump-directed raids, “could have devastating consequences for our nation’s food security.”
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Gov. Shapiro says primary focus is on Pennsylvanians safety following US airstrikes on Iran
He said there is no specific threat to the commonwealth in the wake of the military action.
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Gov. Shapiro champions Pa. sports scene at Pocono, will work with NFL teams on stadium needs
Speaking before Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series, Gov. Shapiro said he would continue talking with Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and the Rooney family in Pittsburgh about what—if anything—the NFL teams need when it comes to the state of their stadiums.
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Talks in Pennsylvania are at crunch time over a budget, legalizing marijuana and taxing skill games
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and state lawmakers are getting down to crunch time, with big questions still outstanding about how to balance the Democrat’s spending request.
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Ready for more self-driving cars? This Pa. lawmaker says the state should hit the gas.
A Pennsylvania lawmaker wants to open the door to more autonomous driving on the commonwealth’s roads, allowing people to use cars capable of steering, braking and speeding up on their own.
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State House advances bill to increase minimum wage in Pennsylvania
The state House is inching closer to passing a bill to raise the minimum wage in Pennsylvania, an outcome long sought by Democrats and opposed by Republicans.
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Contraception is health care: Pennsylvania House passes bill to expand birth control access
With employer-provided insurance no longer required to cover birth control, many in Pennsylvania are struggling to pay for necessary medical care. The Contraceptive Access for All Act aims to change that.
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Pennsylvania is suing the USDA over cutting funding to a $1 billion food aid program for states
Pennsylvania sued the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday, saying the agency, under President Donald Trump, had illegally cut off funding to it through a program designed to distribute more than $1 billion in aid to states to purchase food from farms for schools, child care centers, and food banks.
