As unregulated artificial intelligence chatbots gain popularity and raise concerns about safety, state senators nearly unanimously passed a bill Tuesday aimed at regulating so-called AI companion ...

A newly enacted state law expanded Pennsylvania’s Workers’ Compensation Act to include Post-Traumatic Stress Injury coverage ...

The state Department of Environmental Protection released a follow-up study that specifically examined landfill leachate, the ...

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Nearly one-third of U.S. children reported missing are Black, even though Black people constitute roughly 14% of the U.S. population.

Members of the state House Energy Committee heard testimony on two proposals that wouldn’t require any new power plants or ...

Since the beginning of 2025, dozens of Pennsylvania cities and counties have considered or passed legislation aimed at limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities or supporting immigrant ...

Sentencing for the Lancaster County teens who used artificial intelligence to generate nude images of their classmates is ...

Restoring transparency to Pennsylvania government BY: Bill Cotter - March 16, 2026 . Pennsylvanians deserve to know what their elected school and township sup ...

The Shapiro administration steps its opposition to proposed ICE detention centers in Berks and Schuylkill counties, pointing ...

National Sunshine Week is a time to highlight the importance of open, transparent government and to call attention to actions that place those principles at risk.

Last year, Laiss argued that he should receive immunity under a sweeping pardon issued by President Donald Trump last ...