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Ali Perrotto of SARCC told Spotlight PA that the organization may not be able to maintain services as funding cuts and budget delays compound.

Opponents argue the tax break is a costly giveaway to an industry dominated by some of the country’s largest and most profitable corporations.

Pennsylvania Democratic lawmakers say it’s time for Senate Republicans to act, but a key GOP lawmaker says his caucus is “very divided” on the issue.

The Shapiros say they’re being harassed, while their neighbors allege the governor abused his power.

Commonwealth Court is considering a case that could determine whether digitized historical records belong to the public or are controlled by Ancestry.com.

To help pay for the new spending, Shapiro again called on lawmakers to tax and regulate slot-like skill games and legalize recreational marijuana.

The warehouse, located at 3501 Mountain Road in Upper Bern Township, was sold to the United States government on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security and ICE.

The Pennsylvania Dairymen’s Association has served milkshakes at the Farm Show since 1953, and in the years since, the drink has become nearly synonymous with the event. PA Local investigates why.

Battleground districts range from south-central Pennsylvania farm country to western rust belt towns to burgeoning suburbs outside major cities.

Funding for child care, home services for older adults, and disability support will increase under Pennsylvania’s latest budget, but recruitment and retention are expected to persist in the long term.

Pennsylvania legislators have passed just 65 bills in 2025, which is poised to be an all-time low for the past decade, leaving key priorities unfinished.

A GOP-led committee voted along party lines to issue subpoenas for records detailing Gov. Josh Shapiro’s use of public funds to fortify his private home following an April arson attack.

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Lawmakers want to ensure the Shapiro admin is holding corporate middlemen, known as pharmacy benefit managers, accountable.

Pennsylvania and its county and local governments are on track to spend nearly all of the federal American Rescue Plan Act funds they received to address the economic and health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.