The caucus introduced eight bills related to maternal health in 2024 and two made it to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk to become ...

To combat a "criminalization of homelessness," two lawmakers seek to prioritize Shelter First policies in Pennsylvania.

The team will handle cases related to physical abuse or neglect, as well as financial exploitation, though Sunday said he ...

In the last two weeks, you might have noticed the new byline “Whitney Downard” on the Pennsylvania Capital-Star site without ...

After long and difficult state budget negotiations ended without a plan to tax or regulate gambling devices that exist in a ...

Small modular reactors require less space, are easier to build and are inherently safer than plants built decades ago, the panel heard.

House committees considered cellphones and silent alarms in schools — policies that would impact all 500 of Pennsylvania's ...

Solar for Schools remains one of the few policy bright spots for clean energy advocates in the state budget deal struck on ...

The heart health condition officials say caused Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman’s fall Thursday could have been deadly if it ...

Julia Maruca reports on Pittsburgh city government, programs and policy. She first began working with WESA as a production ...

While most policy shifts are relatively small, public education advocates have called the budget a positive step in the right ...