Launched in January 2024, the Pennsylvania Insurance Department has overturned half of 517 denials, which amounted to claims from 259 people. More than 500,000 people descended up on Downtown Los ...

With a bipartisan bill introduced March 17 in the House of Representatives and more legislation expected this Spring, experts say conditions look favorable for long-anticipated improvements to ...

Why is Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, hyperventilating about Social Security? Why is he inventing unhinged tales about “fraudulent” hordes of Social Security grifters? Why is his “DOGE” ...

Pennsylvania State Representatives Chris Rabb (D-Philadelphia) and Joe Webster (D-Montgomery) have introduced a bill to eliminate secret voting on regional energy policies by members of PJM ...

March on Harrisburg advocates hope the third time’s a charm for a gift ban under consideration by the state legislature. Dozens of supporters joined representatives of March on Harrisburg Monday to ...

“If your mother says she loves you, check it out” is a bromide drilled into every journalist. So it is baffling why, if an interest group includes the words “moms” or “parents,” it is just taken at ...

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Hundreds of residents packed into Doylestown Borough Hall last night, filling up every available chair and floor space. But one chair remained empty. That was reserved for Congressman Brian ...

Energy leaders, the solar industry, and organized labor chiefs are calling on Pennsylvania legislators to approve House Bill 362, authorizing a $156 million federally-funded Solar for All program to ...

Philip Glover, national vice president of AFGE District 3, addresses protesters outside of Rep. Scott Perry’s office in Harrisburg on Feb. 20 (Capital-Star photo by Ian Karbal) While he was preparing ...

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The House is taking recess this week while the future of essential programs like Medicaid and SNAP, and the fate of those who rely on them, remains unclear. Rather than using that time to meet with ...