Protesters celebrate July 4 with a 'Healthcare BBQ' outside Toomey's office
To commemorate July 4, protesters ditched backyard barbecuing to instead set up shop in front of U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey’s offices in Old City for a “Healthcare BBQ.”
View ArticleWolf pushes for a Rare Disease Advisory Council in Pennsylvania
In Harrisburg Friday Governor Tom Wolf signed a bill to establish a Rare Disease Advisory Council in Pennsylvania, aiming to serve public and private agencies that serve people suffering from rare...
View ArticlePennsylvania lawmaker accuses Democratic colleague of calling him 'racist bigot'
A Republican Pennsylvania state representative claims his Democratic colleague threw papers at him and launched into a "verbal tirade" at the capitol last month.
View ArticleA former reporter is running for elected office in Philly
From the fourth estate to Harrisburg?
View ArticlePa. bill proposes ban on talking on hand-held phone while driving
Although many neighboring states have already banned talking on a hand-held cellphone, Pennsylvania drivers remain free to do just that.
View ArticlePa. state senators want to make convicted protesters pay for rally costs
A bill introduced in the Pennsylvania Senate last week would make lawbreaking protesters pay any costs or damages they cause during a demonstration, along with any other related "legal, administrative...
View ArticlePa. lawmaker has strong words for BLM protesters who rallied outside Philly...
Pennsylvania State Rep. Martina White criticized a group of protesters who gathered in front of a Philadelphia police officer's home on Thursday and demanded punishment in the fatal shooting of...
View ArticlePennsylvania lawmaker wants state to condemn NFL's 'anti-American...
State Sen. Mike Regan, a Pennsylvania lawmaker, wants the state's legislative branch to denounce NFL players holding national anthem protests before games.
View ArticleTrump's actually visiting Harrisburg, not Hamburg, to tout tax plan
President Donald Trump is actually set to promote his tax plan next week in Harrisburg, not the small Berks County town initially announced as Trump's destination by Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee...
View ArticleTrump sitting down with Sean Hannity for exclusive interview during Pa. visit
President Donald Trump is scheduled to sit down with Fox News' Sean Hannity on Wednesday in Harrisburg for an exclusive interview to air on the network.
View ArticleTrump praises Jeffrey Lord, fired from CNN for using Nazi slogan, during Pa....
President Donald Trump sang canned CNN pundit Jeffrey Lord's praises during a speech on tax reform in Pennsylvania on Wednesday.
View ArticleEagles players push Pa. lawmakers for criminal justice reform
Fresh off a 10-point defeat of the Washington Redskins on Monday night, a trio of Eagles players rose early Tuesday and headed to Harrisburg to lobby for criminal justice reform.
View ArticlePa. lawmaker doesn't vote for months, says he was with kids during divorce
A Pennsylvania lawmaker who hasn't shown up to vote on any legislation for more than two months says the reason for his absence was to be with his children during his divorce.
View ArticleEagles fans in central Pa. will be out of luck this weekend
Calling all Eagles fans who will be in Harrisburg on Sunday afternoon: You'll want to make plans to see the Eagles game in a bar.
View ArticleRepublican power broker, CEO found dead in Delaware River
A CEO and Pennsylvania power broker who was long an influential figure in Harrisburg politics was found dead in the Delaware River this week.
View ArticleVice President Mike Pence to talk taxes in central Pa. this weekend
Vice President Mike Pence is set to talk taxes in Pennsylvania this weekend.
View ArticleYou can set your house on fire in Pennsylvania and not be charged with arson
State Sen. Lisa Boscola, D-Lehigh/Northampton, said Monday she recently came across a case in which a man intentionally set his house on fire for the sole reason he hated the home.
View ArticleRestrictive abortion bill headed for vote among Pa. legislators
Monday evening the House Health Committee quietly voted -- without a public hearing -- to send Senate Bill 3 to the full House. The legislation would restrict the maximum window for legal abortions to...
View ArticlePennsylvania lawmaker wants everyone to know he is not gay
Listen up, Harrisburg. State Rep. Daryl Metcalfe is not gay. You got that, buddy?
View ArticleState rep wants to block Philly's 'absurd' bulletproof glass legislation
City Council passed legislation to crack down on so-called 'stop and go' stores, many of which masquerade as restaurants but sell mainly alcohol and drug paraphernalia, according to Councilwoman Cindy...
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