Del. Senate approves 12 weeks paid family leave for state workers
DOVER, Del. (AP) - The state Senate has given final approval to a bill authorizing 12 weeks of paid family leave for teachers and other state government workers.
DOVER, Del. (AP) - The state Senate has given final approval to a bill authorizing 12 weeks of paid family leave for teachers and other state government workers.
Pa. lawmakers approve sealing of lower-level criminal records
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - People with criminal records who go 10 years without being convicted again will see the record of their lower-level, non-violent crimes automatically sealed under a bill that Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf plans to sign.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - People with criminal records who go 10 years without being convicted again will see the record of their lower-level, non-violent crimes automatically sealed under a bill that Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf plans to sign.
New Jersey becomes second state to ban child marriage
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey has become the second state in the nation to bar marriage for anyone under 18.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey has become the second state in the nation to bar marriage for anyone under 18.
Wolf OKs school safety hotline, grants bill
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Gov. Tom Wolf signed school safety legislation that passed Friday as part of a response spurred by February's high school shooting in Florida that killed 17 people.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Gov. Tom Wolf signed school safety legislation that passed Friday as part of a response spurred by February's high school shooting in Florida that killed 17 people.
Pa. gets early budget peace, as spending bills pass
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania achieved budget peace, for now, as Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday signed a $32.7 billion spending package a week early for the upcoming fiscal year, avoiding the partisan acrimony and protracted fights of his first three years in office.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania achieved budget peace, for now, as Gov. Tom Wolf on Friday signed a $32.7 billion spending package a week early for the upcoming fiscal year, avoiding the partisan acrimony and protracted fights of his first three years in office.
House rejects hard-right immigration bill, baring GOP divide
The House killed a hard-right immigration bill Thursday, and Republican leaders delayed a planned vote on a compromise GOP package with the party's lawmakers fiercely divided over an issue that has long confounded them.
The House killed a hard-right immigration bill Thursday, and Republican leaders delayed a planned vote on a compromise GOP package with the party's lawmakers fiercely divided over an issue that has long confounded them.
Young immigrants detained in Virginia center allege troubling abuse by guards
Immigrant children as young as 14 housed at a juvenile detention center in Virginia say they were beaten while handcuffed and locked up for long periods in solitary confinement, left nude and shivering in concrete cells.
Immigrant children as young as 14 housed at a juvenile detention center in Virginia say they were beaten while handcuffed and locked up for long periods in solitary confinement, left nude and shivering in concrete cells.
Protesters interrupt Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen's dinner at Mexican restaurant
About a dozen protesters heckled Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen about the Trump administration's immigration policy as she ate dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Washington.
About a dozen protesters heckled Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen about the Trump administration's immigration policy as she ate dinner at a Mexican restaurant in Washington.
Murphy warns boosted school aid plan rests on new revenues
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy warned that a plan to boost aid to schools hinges on a budget deal that has "sustainable" revenues.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy warned that a plan to boost aid to schools hinges on a budget deal that has "sustainable" revenues.
Pa. House tees up competing proposals to change redistricting
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania state representatives have six different approaches to redistricting to consider after House leaders teed up competing proposals in the waning days of the annual legislative push surrounding passage of the state budget.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania state representatives have six different approaches to redistricting to consider after House leaders teed up competing proposals in the waning days of the annual legislative push surrounding passage of the state budget.
Silicon Valley couple raises more than $8M in 5 days to help reunite separated immigrant families
As the issue over the separation of immigrant families continues to boil over across the country, a Silicon Valley couple has taken steps to raise millions to help reunite the children and parents torn from each other at the border.
As the issue over the separation of immigrant families continues to boil over across the country, a Silicon Valley couple has taken steps to raise millions to help reunite the children and parents torn from each other at the border.
Lawyer: FBI agent booted off Mueller team escorted from FBI building
An FBI agent removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's team because of anti-Donald Trump text messages has been escorted out of the FBI building "as part of the ongoing internal proceedings," his attorney said Tuesday.
An FBI agent removed from special counsel Robert Mueller's team because of anti-Donald Trump text messages has been escorted out of the FBI building "as part of the ongoing internal proceedings," his attorney said Tuesday.
Family separations at the border alarm child-welfare experts
The sights and sounds are wrenching: A boy's cries of "Papa! Papa!" for the father he had been separated from. Youngsters placed in chain-link cages in an old Texas warehouse. Parents begging to know what will happen to their children.
The sights and sounds are wrenching: A boy's cries of "Papa! Papa!" for the father he had been separated from. Youngsters placed in chain-link cages in an old Texas warehouse. Parents begging to know what will happen to their children.
Pa. House moves to amend medical marijuana law's research rules
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - State lawmakers moved Tuesday to reinstate the research provision of Pennsylvania's medical marijuana law, a month after a court decision left it in limbo.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - State lawmakers moved Tuesday to reinstate the research provision of Pennsylvania's medical marijuana law, a month after a court decision left it in limbo.
Pa., NJ, Del. governors refuse to aid at U.S.-Mexico border
(AP/WTXF) -- The governors of multiple East Coast states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, have announced that they will not deploy National Guard resources near the U.S.-Mexico border, a largely symbolic but politically significant rejection of the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy that has resulted in children being separated from their families.
(AP/WTXF) -- The governors of multiple East Coast states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware, have announced that they will not deploy National Guard resources near the U.S.-Mexico border, a largely symbolic but politically significant rejection of the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance" immigration policy that has resulted in children being separated from their families.
NJ lawmakers advance $36.5B budget, including business tax hike
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's Democrat-led lawmakers advanced a $36.5 billion budget that includes boosted school aid and a hike in the state's business tax rate.
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey's Democrat-led lawmakers advanced a $36.5 billion budget that includes boosted school aid and a hike in the state's business tax rate.
Trump, GOP leaders strain for migrant-kids solution
President Donald Trump on Tuesday told House Republicans he is "1,000 percent" behind their rival immigration bills, providing little clear direction for party leaders searching for a way to defuse the escalating controversy over family separations at the southern border.
President Donald Trump on Tuesday told House Republicans he is "1,000 percent" behind their rival immigration bills, providing little clear direction for party leaders searching for a way to defuse the escalating controversy over family separations at the southern border.
Immigration protesters flock to Philadelphia Pence event
Hundreds of protesters gathered in a Philadelphia park near a hotel where Vice President Mike Pence spoke at a fundraiser for the Republican Governors Association.
Hundreds of protesters gathered in a Philadelphia park near a hotel where Vice President Mike Pence spoke at a fundraiser for the Republican Governors Association.
Maryland, Virginia vow not to deploy National Guard at border over family separations
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam have vowed not to deploy any National Guard resources to the U.S.-Mexico border as long as the Trump administration orders the separation of families, a policy that has sparked outrage throughout the nation.
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan and Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam have vowed not to deploy any National Guard resources to the U.S.-Mexico border as long as the Trump administration orders the separation of families, a policy that has sparked outrage throughout the nation.
Recording of crying children at border adds to outrage
An audio recording that appears to capture the heartbreaking voices of small Spanish-speaking children crying out for their parents at a U.S. immigration facility took center stage Monday in the growing uproar over the Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant children from their parents.
An audio recording that appears to capture the heartbreaking voices of small Spanish-speaking children crying out for their parents at a U.S. immigration facility took center stage Monday in the growing uproar over the Trump administration's policy of separating immigrant children from their parents.