Mailed ballots, tight deadlines caused a crunch for Pa. elections officials. Now, comes the reckoning.
By: Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — Just a week out from Nov. 3, Sara May-Silfee had hundreds of mail ballots from […]
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Gov. Tom Wolf halts indoor dining, suspends school sports as part of new restrictions
By: Megan Guza and Teghan Simonton After weeks spent imploring Pennsylvanians to stay home as much as possible, limit their […]
U.S. Supreme Court denies Republican injunction request in Pa. mail-in ballot challenge
By: Paula Reed Ward The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday afternoon denied an attempt by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly and […]
800 taxpayers affected by glitch in Pa’s collection of back state taxes
By: Jan Murphy Roughly 800 taxpayers who are on payment plans to pay back personal income taxes owed to the […]
Remaining $1.3 billion in coronavirus cash to prop up Pa. state budget rather than help ailing industries
By: Ed Mahon HARRISBURG — Against the pleas of restaurant owners, service providers, and other industries, Republican leaders in the […]
Beyond bridge tolls, PennDOT considering a variety of ways to supplement revenue for road fixes
By: Ed Blazina Faced with an $8.1 billion annual shortfall in funding for roads and bridges, the state Department of […]
Pennsylvania expands mask mandate as coronavirus cases rise
By: Megan Guza New orders from Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Health expand on an April order mandating masks be worn in […]
Pa. Treasury releases COVID-19 debt reduction review, offers policy recommendations
By: Paul Vigna Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella on Monday released the COVID-19 Debt Cost Reduction Review, pursuant to Act 37 of […]
Republican Kim Ward named state Senate’s first female majority leader
By: Julian Routh Facing a pandemic that’s surging and an economy that’s struggling, Republicans in the state Senate have elected […]
Republicans in state Senate plan to review Pa. election results
By: Julian Routh Continuing their push to use the official levers of state government to scrutinize and review last Tuesday’s […]
Pa. medical marijuana advisory board nixes new qualifying conditions as industry booms
By: Jacob Tierney Medical marijuana in Pennsylvania is more popular than ever, this month surpassing $1 billion in all-time sales […]
Agriculture secretary: Pa. industry will need 75,000 skilled jobs in the next decade
By: Patrick Varine Someday, Logan McCabe would like to manage and, eventually, own a farm. The Delaware native was able […]