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No state had a more important role than Pennsylvania in establishing, preserving and growing the United States. And now, as the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, no state has

Even when legislators lose an election or decide not to seek reelection, or an administration changes due to term limits or a lost election, the Capitol remains full of the

During his trial and sentencing, domestic terrorism leader Enrique Tarrio’s lawyers made much of the fact that he was not at the Capitol during the bloody Jan. 6, 2021, attempt

Poverty has many architects. One of them, ironically, is an archaic set of rules governing part of the federal government’s primary program to prevent poverty among older Americans.

The long, ongoing strike by 11,500 screenwriters, who more recently were joined on the picket line by 65,000 striking actors, might seem distant to most American workers who are engaged

To borrow a device from the recent Republican candidates’ debate: Raise your hand if you think that lobbyists influence politicians, officeholders and public policy. Raise it again if you think

About 110 years ago, Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis wrote that “sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants,” which is true of government corruption if not in the

More than 165,000 students soon will head to campus at Penn State, Temple, and Lincoln universities and the University of Pittsburgh, long before the state Senate returns to Harrisburg Sept.

Whenever a developer proposes redeveloping an industrial site in or near a residential neighborhood, it’s likely to raise opposition. Residents often raise concern about potential traffic, noise and pollution.

The state government’s stalled entry into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative continues to cost the state money as power generators continue to pump pollution into the air, cost-free.