Pennsylvania Republicans stop just short of censuring Toomey
Pennsylvania's Republican Party has expressed its disapproval of U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey over his vote to convict Donald Trump during the former president’s second impeachment trial.
Sen. Toomey, who once unified the GOP, now on the outs over Trump
Before he became the object of fury of Republicans for voting to convict Donald Trump during the former president’s second impeachment trial, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey of Pennsylvania was once the insurgent from the right.
State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta announces run for U.S. Senate in 2022
A Philadelphia Democrat, state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, said Thursday that he is running for Pennsylvania’s open U.S. Senate seat in next year’s election.
Gov. Wolf's tax plan takes center stage as budget hearings begin
Republicans, who control the Legislature, questioned whether Wolf's income tax proposal — which is designed to lower taxes on lower-income households and raise them on higher-income households — is constitutional and whether it would work as intended.
Amid growing backlash, Pennsylvania GOP may censure Sen. Toomey
Pennsylvania's Republican Party is planning a meeting to potentially censure U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey amid a growing GOP backlash over his vote to convict Donald Trump during the former president's second impeachment trial, county party officials said Monday.
Fetterman makes it official: Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. will run for US Senate in 2022
Pennsylvania’s larger-than-life lieutenant governor, the 6-foot-8, bald, and tattooed John Fetterman, will run for U.S. Senate, making the announcement Monday after kicking off an exploratory fundraising campaign last month that raised over $1 million.
Pennsylvania governor to sign $912M pandemic relief bill
Gov. Tom Wolf will sign legislation approved Friday by lawmakers that carries over $900 million in pandemic-driven aid for hard-hit hospitality businesses, private schools and people struggling to pay rent or utility bills.
Pa. Department of State bungles ballot referendum for child sex victims, Boockvar leaving post
The Pennsylvania Department of State in a news release called it “simple human error" and apologized. As a result, Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar is leaving her job, and the inspector general will be looking into the matter.
'We're not perfect': Mayor Kenney backs health commissioner after COVID-19 vaccination issues
Mayor Kenney issued a statement in support of health commissioner Thomas Farley amid the current fallout from their partnership with Philly Fighting COVID.
What to watch for in Pennsylvania governor Wolf's budget proposal
On Tuesday, the Democrat will deliver his seventh budget proposal to Pennsylvania’s Republican-controlled Legislature.
Pennsylvania lawmakers are pushing to curb governors’ virus powers
Irritated by the sweeping use of executive orders during the COVID-19 crisis, state lawmakers around the U.S. are moving to curb the authority of governors and top health officials to impose emergency restrictions such as mask rules and business shutdowns.
Gov. Wolf, now a lame duck, wants billions for workforce aid
Facing a deep, pandemic-inflicted budget deficit, Gov. Tom Wolf will ask lawmakers for a multibillion-dollar investment into workforce development and employment assistance to help Pennsylvania recover, his office said Thursday.
Pa. lawmakers speed bill to limit a governor's disaster powers
Passage by both the House and Senate before Feb. 18 can ensure that it gets on Pennsylvania’s May 18 primary ballot when it can go to voters for a final decision in a statewide referendum.
Pa. legislator mocks trans Biden nominee on Facebook, apologizes
"I owe an apology and I offer it humbly," Pyle said, not specifically apologizing to Levine or other transgender people, but later repeating an apology "to all affected."
Most Pennsylvania GOP supported Trump to the end, and still do
Save for two notable exceptions, Pennsylvania’s top Republican politicians stayed loyal to Trump as he tried to undo his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state and refused blame for the siege of the U.S. Capitol.
Gov. orders flags half-staff to honor Pennsylvania lawmaker who died of brain cancer
Sen. Dave Arnold, R-Lebanon, died peacefully at home with his wife and daughter by his side, his family and staff said in a statement distributed by the Senate Republican press office.
Pennsylvania house panel to vote GOP-backed plan to elect judges by zone
Proposed changes to the Pennsylvania Constitution to temporarily permit lawsuits over child sexual abuse that occurred many years ago and to elect state appeals court judges by zone rather than statewide will be taken up Wednesday by a state House committee.
Republican loses bid to undo Pennsylvania Senate election
A Republican candidate for a western Pennsylvania state Senate seat lost her latest legal challenge Tuesday after asking a federal judge to effectively overturn a close race she lost to the Democratic incumbent.
Early warning signs emerge for GOP after US Capitol riots
Hundreds of Pennsylvania Republicans opting to change their party registration has offered an early sign of the volatility ahead for the GOP as the party braces for the political fallout of the riots at the Capitol.
Congresswoman photographed lying on House gallery floor speaks out
Rep. Susan Wild, of Pennsylvania, shares the harrowing details of living through the siege at the Capitol as a riotous mob invaded the building.