Spotlight PA

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.

At the moment, Pennsylvania’s wage floor is $7.25 an hour — the same as the federal minimum. The legislature last increased the state’s minimum wage in 2006.

The Democratic-controlled state House passed a budget plan last week that includes a major boost to education spending. It faced immediate opposition from Republicans who control the state Senate.

Rail safety legislation in Pennsylvania faces quiet resistance from the industry and its allies, who have questioned the legality of the proposed measure.

The legal battle, two state officials privately acknowledged, carries one of the highest price tags for outside lawyers in decades.

The Pennsylvania legislature has a June 30 deadline to complete a multibillion-dollar budget. Here’s what you need to know.

The Pennsylvania Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust board does not let the public speak at meetings and says it’s not subject to the state’s Right-to-Know Law.

The mysterious money was apparently stored at a local nonprofit then delivered weeks after former DuBois City Manager Herm Suplizio was arrested on corruption charges.

The Democratic governor’s decision to withhold details about who he meets behind the scenes is legally sound, though experts said he could choose to reveal more.

As Pennsylvania approaches the June 30 budget deadline, top lawmakers are busy negotiating and Capitol lips are tightly sealed about what is being discussed.

The state House panel passed a bill Tuesday that would restore the Environmental Quality Board’s ability to raise bond prices on conventional well drillers.

State Treasurer Stacy Garrity has proposed legislation that would allow Pa. to automatically return some unclaimed money to people with no action required on their part.