The study will look for ways for emergency dispatchers to send crisis responders through the 911 system in response to mental health emergencies.

Pennsylvania hired genealogy company Ancestry.com to digitize a sweeping list of historical documents. Now the company claims it owns those digital copies.

What you need to know about Pennsylvania lawmakers’ salaries, the history of the increase, and why changes are unlikely.

Gov. Josh Shapiro’s gift ban says he can’t take tickets from groups with “financial relations with the Commonwealth.” Team Pennsylvania was awarded $1.8 million in state contracts this year.

The program, Centre Documents, trains and pays local residents and students to attend and document government meetings in six townships across Centre County.

Election experts, as well as the Department of State, agree the increase is linked to turnover and loss of experience at local voting offices.

Members of the divided Pa. legislature acknowledge that they had a slow start and deep divisions remain. But after finishing the budget and passing bipartisan bills, they predict a smoother 2024.

The Pa. Department of State has canceled its contract with KNOWiNK for an upgrade to the state voter roll management system. The change will not impact the 2024 election.

Pa. Gov. Shapiro has signed a sweeping mix of criminal justice bills, which include probation changes and a measure cracking down on Philly transit crimes.

The Pennsylvania legislature resolves budget impasse, funding several new programs and excluding others, marking the end of months-long negotiations between the Democratic-controlled state House and Republican-controlled state Senate.

Pennsylvania has seen an increase in chronic wasting disease since 2012. While the state has implemented tracking and mitigation efforts, testing is still optional for hunters.

The Democrat, who is believed to have higher political aspirations, struggled at times to advance priorities through Harrisburg’s ideologically divided legislature.

The Whole-Home Repairs Program is a victim of its own success. Additional funding is held up by the state’s budget impasse.

Pa. lawmakers have a lot of work left before a state budget is finalized. They have only a week until construction closes the state House for the winter.

The state House is now passing more bills from the minority party. But insiders say the bipartisan productivity is because of a slim partisan divide, not because of new chamber rules.