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HARRISBURG — Already exempt from most of the state’s open-records law, Pennsylvania state legislators would get what critics call an “E‑ZPass” to obtain records and shorten appeals.

Economic growth does not require population increases. We can grow our economy by using education and technology to increase productivity. We live in a world of finite resources with food, water, and health care insecurity.

The latest round of legislative redistricting hit Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled House of Representatives like an earthquake, and stands to make Democrats more electorally competitive than they have been in at least two decades.

Legislative redistricting has reshaped Pennsylvania's House of representatives. Here's how two communities are grappling with the changes.

State legislators collected over $1.5 million in per diems, the non-taxable, no-receipt expenses designed for meals and lodging when lawmakers are on business trips.

Through the first year of the current two-year legislative session, Governor Tom Wolf signed 100 bills into law, including 17 bridge namings.

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Federal data show that buyouts remain a rare response to floods in Maryland. In the past decade, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has reported fewer than 20 buyouts in the state.

Federal data show that buyouts remain a rare response to floods in Maryland. In the past decade, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has reported fewer than 20 buyouts in the state.