Before Pennsylvania can spend an almost $1.2 billion windfall of federal funding for high-speed internet, it must figure out how to use it.

Pennsylvania’s probation system can trap people in yearslong cycles of monitoring and incarceration for noncriminal violations.

The PA budget is still at an impasse due to process technicalities and tension between Gov. Shapiro, the House, and the Senate.

The PA House has passed a budget plan, after Gov. Josh Shapiro pledged to veto a private school voucher program. Senate Republicans say it’s a betrayal.

School choice vouchers will be cut from the Pennsylvania budget in a new plan under negotiation with Democrats.

Democrats who control the PA House said they would leave Harrisburg for the weekend, indicating no budget will reach the governor by the deadline.

Republicans who control the Pa. Senate and Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, have backed a voucher proposal known as the lifeline scholarship program.

A debate over private school vouchers could delay the PA budget. It’s part of longstanding, complicated debate over school choice.

To receive help, homeowners must register in a new system, which has been an obstacle for some.

A sponsor of the legislation said it would help “level the playing field” between doctors and third-party companies.

Citing potential decreases to public school funding, Democrats, education advocates, and unions oppose a bill that would create “lifeline scholarships.”

Pennsylvania is trying to attract billions in federal dollars to build hydrogen hubs, but some lawmakers and environmentalists fear the state isn’t prepared to take on oversight responsibilities.

The Pennsylvania legislature may expand the state’s child care tax credit and create a new program for working families based on the federal earned income tax credit.

Lobbyists for Parx Casino embarked on an intense, behind-the-scenes effort to get the Gaming Control Board to abandon its hands-off stance toward a major competitor.

How to fix Pennsylvania’s school funding system is front and center during this year’s budget negotiations in the wake of a landmark Commonwealth Court ruling.