The recommendation by Gov. Shapiro's administration comes amid longer-term national trends of shrinking prison populations.

A State Correctional Institute (SCI) and a prison boot camp in Central Pennsylvania are recommended to close thanks to ...

Luzerne County Community College would get a $568,263 boost in state funding from a 4.7% increase in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s ...

Former Congressman Charles W. Dent argues that dismantling USAID would undermine American security, economic prosperity and ...

With Gov. Josh Shapiro’s initial budget proposal in the rearview mirror, state lawmakers must now begin to weigh which ...

Our editorial board’s position likely will not come as a surprise. A state budget proposal that, for the first time in history, spends more than $50 billion is irresponsible. As the Associated Press ...

In his annual budget address, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro urged the divided Pennsylvania legislature to pass a measure that would seal eviction records for potentially hundreds of thousands of people ...

DON’T HAVE A SCHOOL MEAL, IT’S LIKE YOU DON’T HAVE A BOOK TO LEARN. THE PUSH FOR UNIVERSAL SCHOOL LUNCHES. THE ADMINISTRATORS LOVE IT. I KNOW THE SCHOOL LUNCH LADIES LOVE IT. WHERE IT STANDS IN ...

Three key members of the Pennsylvania State Senate joined This Week in Pennsylvania to provide reaction to Governor Josh Shapiro’s budget address on Tuesday. The Governor is ...

Ten years ago, the School District of Lancaster and others filed a landmark lawsuit against state leaders, alleging the commonwealth was failing to provide all children with a constitutionally mandate ...

States are absorbing substantial increases in health care costs for the poor, as they realize that the people remaining on ...