As part of a civics project, a group of citizens gathered to discuss pre-canvassing, early voting, and voter ID. Their deliberations could shape pending legislation.

This group, organized by SEIU Local 32BJ, is calling for the release of SEIU California President David Huerta, who was detained during protests.

Shapiro, a potential contender for the presidency in 2028, told the Washington Post in an interview Wednesday that he “won’t be afraid to stand up to” the president if he tries to send troops to Pennsylvania. He also said that if the National Guard were needed to handle protests in the state, it would be under his direction.

"I want to be very clear: all protests and demonstrations must remain peaceful, lawful, and orderly," Gov. Josh Shapiro said.

Erie Insurance says all available resources are working to restore access. Philadelphia Insurance Companies also is dealing with an outage.

The Pennsylvania Department of Education's system for handling teacher misconduct is sometimes murky, and there have been failures in the system for notifying schools of an educator's arrest.

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Pennsylvania would raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour in 20 of its counties, and to $12 in the rest under a bill the Democratic-controlled state House passed Wednesday. It’s a new approach for the chamber that is designed to win critical Republican support,

Meg Kane, the host city executive of Philadelphia’s World Cup organizing committee, joined her counterparts from the other 10 U.S. host cities on Monday for a media event

The House approved Hershey’s Kisses as Pennsylvania’s state candy — but before it moves to the Senate, do Billy Penn readers agree?