March 19, 2026
Senator Lynda Schlegel Culver (R-27) announced the Senate Finance Committee has approved Senate Bill 124, bipartisan legislation she is co-prime sponsoring with Senator Lindsey Williams (D-38), to provide targeted tax relief for Pennsylvanians who choose to become...
March 19, 2026
Pennsylvania lawmakers and state civil rights officials are racing to fill a hole left by the U.S. Department of Education after a wave of layoffs and regional office closures last year. Families in districts like Norwin say federal monitoring of school civil rights...
March 19, 2026
When Norwin School District, about 40 minutes east of Pittsburgh, signed an agreement with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) in September 2024, the district agreed to take several actions to fix what the department called a “racially...
March 19, 2026
HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Senate Finance Committee approved Wednesday Senate Bill 124, bipartisan legislation to provide targeted tax relief for Pennsylvanians who choose to become living organ donors. Senate Bill 124, co-sponsored by Sens. Lynda Schlegel Culver,...
March 18, 2026
HARRISBURG, Pa. — In an election year, attack ads are nothing new. What is new, however, are ads depicting candidates using artificial intelligence. The use of AI in political campaigns is drawing backlash, and in Pennsylvania, it’s now drawing a proposal to scale it...
March 18, 2026
HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Campaigns frequently exaggerate political ads, but as Pennsylvania heads into election season, voters might not even know if what they’re watching even happened at all. In artificial intelligence’s quest to touch all aspects of society, it...
March 18, 2026
Two bills that would cut taxes for Pennsylvanians in two very different circumstances advanced through a state Senate panel on Wednesday. One would allow living organ donors to deduct costs related to their donation.
March 18, 2026
March 14, 2026
PENNSYLVANIA (WTAJ) — A Pennsylvania Senator is looking to ban insider stock trading and participation in prediction markets. “Public officials should not be able to make money off non-public information provided to them in service of their elected position,” Sen....
March 9, 2026
Jason Lucia took over in late 2020 as administrative director at Central Westmoreland Career and Technology Center in New Stanton, beginning the school year with 990 students. When the doors opened last fall, that number had shot up about 50% to 1,500. Direct paths to...
March 6, 2026
Additional funding for the state’s neediest schools and the Trump administration’s impacts on human services have dominated the budget hearings for Pennsylvania’s two most expensive agencies. About 80 percent of Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $53.3 billion spending proposal...
March 5, 2026
WASHINGTON — In their mostly white school district, Black students routinely heard racial slurs. White classmates hurled insults like “slave,” “monkey” or worse. It often went unpunished. Parents made those claims in a 2024 complaint asking the...
March 5, 2026
While addressing the nation at the State of the Union address last week, President Donald Trump downplayed affordability concerns and stated that inflation is at the lowest levels in more than five years.
February 28, 2026
One hundred and two state legislators, senators and representatives of the General Assembly are publicly calling on Penn State University’s administration to exercise neutrality toward faculty unionization. State Sen. Jay Costa, minority leader, sent the letter to...
February 27, 2026
Students in the North Allegheny School District should have a safer experience when waiting for the bus or walking to school. A grant of $134,415 from PennDOT’s Automated Red Light Enforcement program was awarded to McCandless for replacing faded school crossing...
February 23, 2026
HARRISBURG — For more than two decades, state lawmakers from both parties have pushed for a new law to crack down on fraudulent government spending and encourage whistleblowers to come forward. Each time, powerful health care and business interests stunted those...
February 20, 2026
A partisan divide has emerged on the board of the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) over how quickly the agency should be handing out funds from a recently-enacted scholarship program, with potential implications for the upcoming state...
February 19, 2026
More than 100 state lawmakers are supporting a unionization attempt for Penn State University faculty, as a vote to unionize could come this spring. Minority Leader Sen. Jay Costa, D-Forest Hills, sent a letter to Penn State President Neeli Bendapudi on behalf of 102...
February 14, 2026
A Valentine’s Day rally drew about 200 demonstrators to Springdale, where speakers decried the immigration arrest of Randy Cordova Flores and called for a review of the borough’s relationship with immigration authorities. But while Cordova Flores’ supporters spoke...
February 12, 2026
Though local officials have mostly remained silent,the Alle-Kiski Valley’s lawmakers are seeking more details after a traffic stop in Springdale ended with a local father in ICE custody on Tuesday. Randy Cordova-Flores, 36, remains in custody at Northern Regional...
February 11, 2026
Transformation of the Sharpsburg riverfront continues to chug along, with officials shoring up streetscape plans expected to improve safety and access to the site. Councilman Roman Mason believes work near the 19th Street entrance of the proposed Allegheny Shores...
February 11, 2026
As tax season ramps up, elected officials and advocates are highlighting a new state tax credit that can put hundreds of dollars into the pockets of working families this year. Close to 1 million Pennsylvanians will qualify for the Working Pennsylvanians Tax Credit in...
February 6, 2026
Cheswick’s main business district could see significant updates soon. The borough plans to repave its sidewalks and curbs and add light poles along Pittsburgh Street with a $1.1 million state grant, according to Council President Brad Yaksich. Yaksich said the effort...
February 3, 2026
HARRISBURG, PA — A bipartisan majority of the Pennsylvania House on Monday approved legislation that supporters say could quietly reshape household budgets and energy use across the Commonwealth, advancing minimum efficiency standards for a wide range of appliances...
February 2, 2026
Blawnox officials are taking steps to ensure that borough infrastructure is built to last. A “soft dig” project will kick off this spring to test water line composition throughout the borough. “The project will allow the borough to dig down to certain water lines and...
