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Gov. expected to seek Pa. schools and transit funding, emphasize frugality in budget
Gov. Josh Shapiro will deliver his third budget proposal to lawmakers next week, a plan that’s expected to seek substantially more aid for the poorest public schools, emphasize frugality and push for more aid to public transit and legalize marijuana. The plan to be unveiled Tuesday also is expected to carry aid for rural hospitals, boost pay for home care...
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Man with knife shot inside Pa. federal courthouse
Authorities say security guards at the federal courthouse in Harrisburg shot and wounded a knife-wielding man who attempted to attack one of them.
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Church near Pa. Capitol becomes peace hub hoping to protect democracy in divisive election
Pennsylvania’s State Capitol could be a crucial venue if the upcoming election leads to worsening political divisions in the most pivotal of swing states. The state capitol is the place where some of the first protests erupted in 2020 supporting Donald Trump’s lies of a stolen election. Grace United Methodist Church is located just steps from the landmark building. Fear...
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Pennsylvania lawmakers pass nearly $48B budget almost 2 weeks late
Pennsylvania lawmakers have passed a budget deal that took nearly two weeks into the new fiscal year to reach. The $47.6 billion plan approved Thursday represents a 6% increase. Most of the new money is going toward public schools and human services to boost pay for direct care workers. The votes in the Republican-controlled Senate and Democratic-controlled House came within...
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Philly leaders ask state lawmakers to pass budget to help public schools
Philadelphia city leaders made an urgent plea to state lawmakers to close the school district’s nearly $1 and a half billion education funding gap. NBC10’s Miguel Martinez-Valle explains.
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Pa. lawmakers extend emergency declaration to keep fixing where I-95 collapsed
Months after the fiery collapse of Interstate 95 in Northeast Philadelphia, the emergency status that allows for streamlined repairs continues.
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Pa. Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests
More than 100 people protesting the Pennsylvania state government’s investments in Israel were taken into custody in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg. The protest of the state Treasury Department’s investments in Israel bonds occurred Monday. Police say 126 people were taken into custody, issued citations for trespassing and released. Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, a Republican, says state treasurers of both...
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Pennsylvania Capitol protest against state investing in Israel bonds ends with arrests
More than 100 people protesting the Pennsylvania state government’s investments in Israel were taken into custody in the Capitol Rotunda in Harrisburg. The protest of the state Treasury Department’s investments in Israel bonds occurred Monday.
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Poor schools are prepared to return to court if Pa. budget falls short on funding plan
The poor schools that won a landmark school funding court case in Pennsylvania last year are prepared to go back to court if the Legislature and governor don’t adequately address shortfalls in the coming months.
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Pa. lawmakers defeat funding for Penn amid criticism over college's stance on antisemitism
Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives is defeating legislation to send $33 million to the University of Pennsylvania’s veterinary school. That’s after the school’s president resigned amid criticism that it has tolerated antisemitism. The legislation on Wednesday night failed after the House Republican floor leader said the university must make it clear that it opposes antisemitism. Penn’s president Liz Magill resigned Saturday...
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Penn takes $33M financial hit as state lawmakers shoot down vet school funding
Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives shot down legislation to send $33 million to the University of Pennsylvania’s veterinary school. That’s after the school’s president resigned amid criticism that it has tolerated antisemitism. The funding is an annual appropriation that normally draws strong bipartisan support.
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Pennsylvania lawmakers name 2023 as commonwealth's ‘Taylor Swift Era'
Taylor Swift is adding one more accolade to her list of accomplishments this year: a resolution recognizing 2023 as the Taylor Swift era in her home state of Pennsylvania. The resolution passed the state House of Representatives on Wednesday. Lawmakers approved the resolution on Swift’s 34th birthday.
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Pa. school choice program criticized as ‘discriminatory' as lawmakers return to session
School funding is an unresolved area of contention as the Pennsylvania House and Senate returned to end-of-year session.
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Shifting from temporary to permanent lanes as traffic moves on repaired I-95 lanes in Philly
NBC10’s Matt DeLucia reports from Northeast Philadelphia as northbound traffic on Interstate 95 moves from the temporary lanes to new permanent lanes Tuesday morning.
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Pa. House proposes April 2 for presidential primary, 2 weeks later than Senate wants
An effort to move Pennsylvania’s presidential primary next year bred new disagreements in the Legislature on Tuesday, as members of a House committee rejected a bill favored by the Senate. Instead, the committee approved a bill to move the current primary date up three weeks, from April 23 to April 2.
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Special election to determine if Democrats or GOP take control of Pa. House
Majority control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives will once again come down to a special election. Republican voters face a strongly Democratic lean in a Pittsburgh district to flip power back to their caucus on Sept. 19. Democrat Lindsay Powell and Republican Erin Connolly Autenreith will go up against each other for the Allegheny County seat. They are vying...