3+ hour, 37+ min ago   (521+ words) CHESTER, PA — Pennsylvania and a coalition of local governments, businesses and institutions are directing $97.1 million into Chester for transportation, redevelopment, blight removal and other projects aimed at stimulating investment in a city that has endured prolonged fiscal distress, according to…...

9+ hour, 37+ min ago   (320+ words) HARRISBURG, PA — Three Pennsylvania House Democrats are organizing a Sept. 29 rally at the state Capitol to build support for a package of menopause-related bills focused on treatment access, education and workplace accommodations. State Reps. Melissa Shusterman of Chester County, Liz…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (462+ words) SWARTHMORE, PA — The American West will look and sound different at Swarthmore College this fall as Black cowboys, artists, filmmakers, historians and musicians take center stage in a free public series exploring a part of Western history often left outside…...

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (668+ words) MALVERN, PA — Psych Congress 2026 will devote five days of programming Sept. 15-19 in New Orleans to psychedelic therapies as federal policy, clinical research and patient demand push psychiatrists to prepare for treatment models that remain unsettled. The programming comes as the…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (526+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service proposed rules Sept. 3 that could force as many as 18,000 tax-exempt private schools to eliminate race-based admissions, scholarships and other programs or risk losing their federal tax exemptions beginning in 2027. The rule represents…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (496+ words) The Department of Labor & Industry’s Bureau of Labor Law Compliance will examine whether covered home care workers are being paid for all hours worked, including legally required overtime. The state began sending notices Wednesday to agencies selected for investigation. The…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (646+ words) HARRISBURG, PA — Gov. Josh Shapiro backed a statewide ban on Flock Safety license-plate cameras Friday as Pennsylvania lawmakers pursue competing restrictions on automated vehicle surveillance, potentially forcing police departments across the state to change how they collect and use motorists…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (626+ words) HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania’s fish and wildlife agencies face unsustainable spending that could exhaust or nearly eliminate their reserves by fiscal 2034, according to an independent review recommending workforce reductions, unified law enforcement and broader funding sources. The Wildlife Management Institute conducted…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (334+ words) PITTSBURGH, PA — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday on Monday outlined an expanded school-safety and youth outreach effort in Pittsburgh as his office increases scrutiny of social media platforms and prepares new training programs for schools amid concerns about technology’s effects…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (367+ words) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Mint will begin selling rolls and bags of its 2026 President Donald J. Trump $1 coin on Sept. 2, including a limited number struck in Philadelphia on July 4 with a special privy mark commemorating the nation’s 250th anniversary. Sales will open…...