DOJ Settlement Will Bring New Protections for People with Opioid Use Disorder in Pa....
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Pennsylvania Dems seal House majority with special election win
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Democrats retained their slim majority in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Tuesday after voters elected a former school board...
Pennsylvania Democrats pad narrow state House advantage with special election win
Democrats won a state House special election in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night, preserving the party's narrow majority in the closely watched battleground state, The...
Six Democrats file to challenge Perry in PA-10
Pennsylvania Republican Rep. Scott Perry, chairman of the Freedom Caucus, speaks with reporters following a closed-door meeting of GOP lawmakers on Monday, Oct....
Hunting license sales dropped, but number of deer killed in 2022-23 was among highest...
Pennsylvania hunters, anglers, and boaters are utilizing the outdoors at relatively high rates, according to recent reports from state commissions, despite the turbulence of...
HUD’s ‘largest ever’ grant expands homelessness programming across U.S.: Pennsylvania and New Jersey receive...
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Pennsylvania lawmaker proposes allowing mental health screening in public school districts
Mental health is a topic that isn’t always discussed or treated. “We never really took the time to tap into mental health,...
Six Democrats make ballot to challenge U.S. Rep. Scott Perry in Pa.’s 10th District
Six Democratic candidates passed the first test of campaign viability Tuesday, by submitting nominating petitions that got them qualified to appear on the party's...
PA Counties are calling for additional mental health funding following Gov. budget address
Following Gov. Josh Shapiro's budget address, County Commissioners are looking for more in terms of mental health funding. The governor proposed a $20 million...
Gov. Shapiro proposes wiping out milllions in medical debt
Up to $400 million in medical debt held by Pennsylvanians would be cleared under Gov. Josh Shapiro’s new budget proposal, with relief targeted at...
