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Desks in an empty classroom.

Right-wing extremism causes budget woes for school districts

House Democratic lawmakers, Planned Parenthood members and other abortion rights advocates gathered at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg on June 24, 2024 to mark the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Reproductive Rights

Abortion rights advocates prepare for Trump’s second presidency

The dome of the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.

House Democrats say they’ll fight for health care and higher minimum wage in 2025

Pennsylvania State Representative Stephanie Borowicz speaks during a rally against vaccine mandates in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania on December 14, 2021.

Reproductive Rights

Republican lawmaker to reintroduce bill effectively banning abortion at 6 weeks

A general view of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, June 20, 2023.

Nonpartisan scorekeeper: Trump’s tax cuts for the rich would not bring economic growth

A person counting money.

GOP plan to privatize mortgage firms could cost new borrowers $2,800 more annually

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump arrives at an election night watch party at the Palm Beach Convention Center, Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach, Florida.

What a second Trump term means for abortion rights in Pennsylvania

LED tech panel.

Pennsylvania opens applications for over $5M in STEM education grants

A traveler moves through Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024.

Pennsylvania airports to receive critical upgrades with funding from infrastructure law

Pennsylvania has a lot of older homes that were painted before the federal government banned the use of lead paint on residences.

Federal funding will help Pennsylvanians reduce lead in homes

Governor Josh Shapiro and PennDOT Secretary Mike Carroll visit the Neville Island Bridge to celebrate recently completed repairs to keep the I-79 bridge over Neville Island in good condition and Pennsylvanias historic progress in repairing the most poor-condition bridges of any state last year.

Leaders celebrate Neville Island Bridge repairs, infrastructure work across Pennsylvania

A black line shows how high the water reached during the flooding caused by Hurricane Debby in Tioga County, Pennsylvania.

Sen. Bob Casey works to cut insurance costs as Pennsylvanians struggle with flooding