Pennsylvania governor sues over Trump administration spending freezes on grants and loans
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on Thursday sued agencies under President Donald Trump, saying they are illegally...
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States absorb big increases in Medicaid for sicker-than-expected enrollees after COVID-19 pandemic
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- States are absorbing substantial increases in health care costs for the poor, as they realize that...
Pennsylvania governor seeks more money for schools and transit, but relies heavily on surplus cash
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will seek more money for underfunded public schools and public transit in...
Pennsylvania governor expected to seek more money for schools and transit
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is expected to seek more money for public schools and public transit...
Pennsylvania governor's budget is expected to seek more for schools and transit, emphasize frugality
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro will deliver his third budget proposal to lawmakers next week, a plan...
Trump's inauguration will usher in a crypto-friendly administration, and with it, new state policies
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding lobbying effort in statehouses could push...
Fetterman was elected to challenge convention. Now, he's challenging his fellow Democrats
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- When Democrat John Fetterman got elected to Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate seat, many backers hoped he'd challenge...
A new rival bid for US Steel is emerging as the US extends deadline on Nippon's bid blocked by Biden
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The bid by Japan's Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel may have a new lease on...
US extends deadline on Nippon's bid for US Steel, offering some hope that the deal is not dead
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The bid by Japan's Nippon Steel to buy U.S. Steel may have a new lease on...
2024 was big for bitcoin. States could see a crypto policy blitz in 2025 in spite of the risks
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The new year will usher in the bitcoin-friendly administration of President-elect Donald Trump and an expanding...
Democrats in Pennsylvania had a horrible 2024 election. They say it's still a swing state
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The drubbing Democrats took in Pennsylvania in this year's election has prompted predictable vows to rebound...
Democrat Bob Casey concedes to Republican David McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate contest
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania conceded his reelection bid to Republican David McCormick on Thursday...
A battle over mail ballots in Pennsylvania is latest example of messy disputes over election rules
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The recount underway in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race marks the end of a chaotic post-election period...
Pennsylvania's high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania's state Supreme Court on Monday weighed in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in...
Pennsylvania courts get lawsuits over ballot-counting in Senate contest headed toward a recount
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Republicans went to court in Pennsylvania on Thursday amid vote counting in the U.S. Senate election...
Pennsylvania Senate contest headed toward a recount, and possibly litigation
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- The U.S. Senate election in Pennsylvania between Democratic incumbent Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick...
Trump rebuilds Democrats' 'blue wall' states with red bricks. Especially Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Republicans landed historic victories in Pennsylvania this week, winning the battleground state's valuable presidential electoral votes...
Republican David McCormick flips pivotal Pennsylvania Senate seat, ousts Bob Casey
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Republican David McCormick has won Pennsylvania's pivotal U.S. Senate seat, as the former CEO of the...
Republican David McCormick flips pivotal Pennsylvania Senate seat
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Republican David McCormick has won Pennsylvania's pivotal U.S. Senate seat, as the former CEO of the...
GOP flips 2 US House seats in Pennsylvania, as Republican Scott Perry wins again
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Republicans knocked off Democrats in two perennially contested U.S. House seats in eastern Pennsylvania while U.S...
Casey and McCormick square off in Pennsylvania race that could help Republicans pad their majority
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race between three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick could...
Republican Rep. Fitzpatrick wins reelection; 3 Pennsylvania congressional races still uncalled
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania is home to five heavily contested races for the U.S. House, contests that will be...
Democratic Rep. Deluzio wins a 2nd term; 4 Pennsylvania congressional races still uncalled
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania is home to five heavily contested races for the U.S. House, contests that will be...
Pennsylvania Democratic Rep. Chris Deluzio wins a 2nd term in the US House
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania is home to five heavily contested races for the U.S. House, contests that will be...
Pennsylvania is home to 5 heavily contested races for the US House
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania is home to five heavily contested races for the U.S. House, contests that will be...
Casey and McCormick square off in Pennsylvania race that could determine Senate control
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race between three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick will...
The struggle for Senate control goes down to the wire as spending shatters records
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Billions of dollars in advertising are raining down on voters across the Rust Belt, Rocky Mountains...
Judge extends early voting option in a suburban Philadelphia county after Trump's campaign sued
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday sided with Donald Trump's campaign and agreed to extend an in-person...
Trump campaign sues a Pennsylvania county to extend mail ballot application deadline amid long lines
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Donald Trump's campaign filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania on Wednesday in hopes of briefly extending an...
Hundreds of Pennsylvania voters are challenged based on postal service's change-of-address database
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Counties in Philadelphia's suburbs are being asked to throw out the mail-in ballot applications of hundreds...
Some Jewish voters in presidential swing states reconsider their longtime devotion to Democrats
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- For Rona Kaufman, the signs are everywhere that more Jews feel abandoned by the Democratic Party...
These 5 Pennsylvania congressional races could determine House control
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- With the U.S. House narrowly divided, contests for Pennsylvania's seats will be critical to control of...
McCormick and Casey disagree on abortion, guns and energy in their last debate
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Republican challenger David McCormick disagreed on clean energy policy, gun...
Casey, McCormick debating again after combative first meeting in battleground Senate race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Republican challenger David McCormick meet for their second...
Casey, McCormick hammer home attacks in debate for Pennsylvania's battleground Senate race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Republican challenger David McCormick met Thursday for their...
Casey, McCormick to meet for first debate in Pennsylvania's battleground Senate race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and Republican challenger David McCormick will meet Thursday night...
Pennsylvania Republican in key swing-state Senate race backs using military to fight fentanyl
STEELTON, Pa. (AP) -- The Republican challenger trying to flip the U.S. Senate seat in swing-state Pennsylvania said he'll press...
Pennsylvania high court asked to keep counties from tossing ballots lacking a date
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Left-leaning groups and voting rights advocates asked Pennsylvania's Supreme Court on Wednesday to stop counties from...
Pennsylvania county must tell voters if it counted their mail-in ballot, court rules
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A Republican-controlled county in Pennsylvania violated state law when election workers refused to tell voters whether...
Pennsylvania court rejects Cornel West's bid to get on ballot and clears way for mail voting
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania's Supreme Court on Monday upheld a lower court ruling that rejected a bid to get...
McCormick's hedge fund days are a double-edged sword in Pennsylvania's Senate race
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Before he ran for the U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, David McCormick was a big name on...
Pennsylvania high court rules against two third-party candidates trying for presidential ballot
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania's Supreme Court on Friday sided with lower court decisions to block two third-party presidential candidates...
Little debate that Pennsylvania is key as Harris and Trump prep for Philly showdown
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- When Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meet onstage Tuesday night in Philadelphia, they'll both know there's...
Nippon Steel boosts capital commitment to US Steel plants
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Nippon Steel Corp. raised its capital commitment Thursday by more than $1 billion to spend on...
Pennsylvania county broke law by refusing to tell voters if it rejected their ballot, judge says
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- A Republican-controlled county in Pennsylvania violated state law when election workers refused to tell voters that...
Democrats get a third-party hopeful knocked off Pennsylvania ballot, as Cornel West tries to get on
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania Democrats have won legal challenges keeping the left-wing Party for Socialism and Liberation off the...
Harris once wanted to ban fracking. Trump wants voters in energy-rich Pennsylvania to remember
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Facing the need to win battleground Pennsylvania, Vice President Kamala Harris is swearing off any prior...
Gabrielle Giffords stumps for Kamala Harris in Pennsylvania as campaign for running mate takes shape
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Gabrielle Giffords, the former Democratic congresswoman who was grievously wounded in a 2011 shooting in her Arizona...
Demand for rare elements used in clean energy could help clean up abandoned coal mines in Appalachia
MOUNT STORM, W.Va. (AP) -- Down a long gravel road, tucked into the hills in West Virginia, is a low-slung...
The fight for abortion rights gets an unlikely messenger in swing state Pennsylvania: Sen. Bob Casey
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Abortion rights, suddenly a potent political force in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision...
Partisan gridlock prevents fixes to Pennsylvania's voting laws as presidential election looms
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania is seeing lots of action targeting gaps in its vote-by-mail laws. The problem is that...