Category: State News

Mack, who is white, claims he overheard senior officers discussing the need for “more minorities” on the team.

The Commonwealth’s budget came 135 days late.  On December 1, Pennsylvania state lawmakers...

Democratic Sen. Fetterman and Republican Rep. Dan Meuser both criticized Democrats for not releasing the Epstein files during the Biden administration.

The Commonwealth’s budget, signed into law by Shapiro, removed Pennsylvania from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. 

Senator Fetterman has experienced harsh criticism from his own party. He has been outspoken against actions taken by Democrats, and has voted with Republicans on multiple accounts.

Democrat Stella Tsai will join Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court, and Brandon P. Neuman will sit on the Superior Court. 

Democrats and allied groups outspent the GOP by several millions, with the race estimated to have cost more than $15 million.

Ahead of the November election, Republicans have made significant progress in closing the gap with Democrats on voter registration. 

State Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced a budget impasse loan program last month.

Voters could decide to flip the balance of the court by not retaining the justices, which would trigger a race to fill each seat that is not retained.  

Cody Balmer, 38 of Harrisburg, was accused of firebombing the Pennsylvania Governor’s Residence in April. He pleaded guilty to attempted murder on Tuesday with a sentencing enhancement for terrorism. 

A new budget proposal has been delivered to the Republican-led state Senate by House Democrats.