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While lawmakers agree that Pennsylvania’s higher education system needs to change, Republicans and Democrats this month have advanced conflicting proposals on how to do it.

State Sen. Ryan Aument’s chief of staff, facing charges of driving under the influence in March, is scheduled to have his case decided in Dauphin County court later this summer.

HARRISBURG — Canned cocktails are restricted for sale within Pennsylvania’s liquor stores but a bill that barely passed the state Senate this week would expand availability to bars and restaurants,

HARRISBURG — Canned cocktails are restricted for sale within Pennsylvania’s liquor stores but a bill that barely passed the state Senate this week would expand availability to bars and restaurants,

Members of the Republican Committee of Lancaster County on Tuesday unanimously reelected the party’s leadership team to another two-year term.

Lawmakers accepted trips bankrolled by campaign groups, organizations pushing alternatives to public education, and more. Public officials in Pennsylvania are allowed to accept essentially any gift.

Students having phones in school is a highly debated topic.Some say it’s a distraction, while others say kids may need them in case of an emergency.This is a di

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State Sen. Ryan Aument, a Lancaster County Republican who serves as Senate whip, “sent a letter to his colleagues in December urging them to support a study by the Legislative

To curb classroom distractions, added pressure or anxiety from social media, students' access to smartphones could be severely limited during the school day under legislation being drafted in the Pennsylvania legislature.