The final Pennsylvania budget doesn't include adult mental health funding. Democrats want it added

Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania say they are angry that millions of dollars to expand adult mental health services got cut out of state spending legislation, and are pushing to get it included now that the legislation is held up in a month-old partisan stalemate.

Impasse on funding for Pennsylvania universities could mean higher tuition

A partisan dispute about funding for three of Pennsylvania’s state-related universities may mean higher tuition for in-state students as a budget impasse continues further into the summer.

Pennsylvania governor calls on divided Legislature to finalize budget past deadline

Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro called on the Republican-controlled Senate on Thursday to return to the Pennsylvania Capitol to finalize a state spending plan, as the state government neared a week without full spending authority.

Pennsylvania to begin new fiscal year without budget plan in place

Republicans who control Pennsylvania's Senate passed spending legislation hours ahead of Saturday's start of a new fiscal year, but they lacked agreement with the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives to keep state government's full spending authority intact.

Changing their tune? Pennsylvania lawmakers consider replacing the state's official song

Pennsylvania may soon change its tune. A proposal to establish a new state song got a positive vote Thursday in the House of Representatives, although there was some discord

Pennsylvania budget agreement is elusive as fiscal-year deadline nears

Gov. Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania’s politically divided Legislature appear on track to start the state’s new fiscal year without a spending plan in place.

Pa. budget talks ongoing as Friday deadline for agreement looms

Facing a Friday deadline to agree on a Pa. state budget, the leadership of the General Assembly is huddling with the Governor Shapiro and his staff to strike a deal.

Pennsylvania senators vote to require all high school seniors to fill out financial aid form

High school seniors in Pennsylvania would be required to fill out a form that determines eligibility for financial aid for postsecondary programs under a bill passed by the state Senate.

What to Watch: Pennsylvania budget talks near deadline, and get contentious

Gov. Josh Shapiro is trying to wrap up his first budget by Saturday’s start of the new fiscal year, as the Democrat works to balance Pennsylvania’s politically divided Legislature.

Pennsylvania Senate advances bill to overhaul probation system

Pennsylvania’s state Senate has approved legislation that's designed to reduce the number of people on probation and in jail.

States clamp down on freight trains, fearing derailments and federal gridlock

The Feb. 3 derailment along the Ohio-Pennsylvania border of a train carrying toxic chemicals has prompted new legislation and revived long-stalled efforts as backers voice skepticism that the federal government can help.