July 30, 2026 | 7:05 AM
The second-degree sentencing deadline has passed. What happens now?
The second-degree sentencing deadline has passed. What happens now?
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July 21, 2026 | 7:44 AM
Lawmakers up transparency for data centers, leave $2B tax exemption untouched in Pa. budget
Environmentalists say the one data center proposal that became law, an energy use reporting requirement, is not substantive.
July 16, 2026 | 6:39 AM
The accounting tricks that balanced Pa.’s budget — but only on paper
The plan delays billions in payments to organizations that manage healthcare for Medicaid recipients
July 14, 2026 | 6:33 AM
Lawmakers break without addressing unconstitutional murder sentences, leave 1K Pa. lifers in limbo
Prosecutors and advocates are split over whether mandatory minimums or maximums are the best way forward for second-degree murder sentencing.
July 14, 2026 | 6:18 AM
Farmers’ use of food processing waste will be regulated under new Pa. law.
The long-debated legislation was passed Sunday as part of the budget’s Fiscal Code bill.
July 12, 2026 | 7:00 PM
Gov. Shapiro signs $50.8 billion compromise budget, despite some opposition in both parties
The spending plan was passed only twelve days after the deadline set by the state’s constitution.
July 2, 2026 | 11:38 AM
Pa. legislature wrestles with how to handle data center developments
Lawmakers have largely resisted any comprehensive regulation, instead focusing on piecemeal, largely bipartisan efforts.
July 1, 2026 | 11:33 AM
Pa. budget negotiations to drag past deadline, Independence Day holiday
Republicans adjourned the Senate. Democrats unanimously opposed the move.
July 1, 2026 | 11:26 AM
State lawmakers want to lower electric bills. The budget impact might be too big to swallow.
As lawmakers and Gov. Shapiro hash out budget, a tax cut to lower electric bills and a cap on utility profits are on the table
July 1, 2026 | 11:05 AM
Pa. Democrats passed a minimum wage increase in the House. Republicans blocked it in the Senate.
Senate Democrats mark 20 years since lawmakers raised the state’s minimum wage by forcing a vote.