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FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020, file photo, housing activists erect a sign in Swampscott, Mass. A federal freeze on most evictions is set to expire soon. The moratorium, put in place by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September, was the only tool keeping millions of tenants in their homes. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)
EXPLAINER: Will PA evictions spike despite rental help?

By Mark Scolforo Jun. 25, 2021 11:54 AM EDT

Savannah Thorpe, Lancaster, joins with multiple groups rallying on the steps of the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., to lobby lawmakers into spending more of the federal relief money on students, the poor and other communities of need, Wednesday, June 23, 2021. (Mark Pynes/The Patriot-News via AP)
Budgeteers hashing out ed funding, use of coronavirus money

By Mark Scolforo And Marc Levy Jun. 24, 2021 01:15 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
York Dispatch. June 22, 2021. Editorial: By coming out, former Penn State standout Carl Nassib proves his courage The...

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Jun. 09, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. June 8, 2021. Editorial: Fetterman should stop flouting flag law and obey it Pennsylvania Lt....

PA—Pennsylvania News Digest

May. 28, 2021 01:56 PM EDT
Here’s a look at AP’s general news coverage today in Pennsylvania. For questions about the state report, contact the Philadelphia bureau at 215-561-1133. ...

Former Penn State President Graham Spanier walks from the Dauphin County Courthouse in Harrisburg, Pa., after a hearing at Wednesday, May 26, 2021. A judge has upheld the jail sentence of Spanier who was forced out as the school's top administrator after Jerry Sandusky was arrested nearly a decade ago. The judge said Spanier must report to jail on July 9 to begin serving at least two months for endangering the welfare of children, followed by two months of house arrest. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Judge upholds Penn St. ex-president Spanier's jail sentence

By Mark Scolforo May. 26, 2021 11:25 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Philadelphia Inquirer. May 20, 2021. Editorial: Mayor Kenney is responsible for making new MOVE investigation the last one Philly needs ...

FILE - In this Nov. 25, 2020 file photo, Pennsylvania Sen. Kim Ward, of the 39th district, attends a hearing of the Pennsylvania State Senate Majority Policy Committee in Gettysburg, Pa. Republican lawmakers across the country have tried to roll back the emergency powers that governors wielded during the COVID-19 pandemic, as they ordered businesses and schools shut and mask-wearing in public. On Tuesday, May 18 Pennsylvania’s GOP-controlled Legislature is taking its case to voters, in twin constitutional amendments on the primary ballot that would give lawmakers much more power over disaster declarations, whether another pandemic or a natural disaster. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
1st ballot test of governor's pandemic powers starts in PA

By Marc Levy May. 13, 2021 08:00 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Apr. 28, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
York Daily Record. April 25, 2021. Editorial: Victims have waited long enough, open Pennsylvania’s courtroom doors ...

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Apr. 21, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. April 18, 2021. Editorial: Pa. is finally upgrading its unemployment system, but claimants will have to do without...

Voters to weigh in on government pandemic power struggle

By Mark Scolforo Apr. 13, 2021 08:07 AM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A pandemic power struggle that has raged for a year between Pennsylvania's Democratic governor and its Republican-led Legislature will...

Board OK's renovating governor's offices in state Capitol

Mar. 31, 2021 01:27 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The group that oversees maintenance and construction in the Pennsylvania Capitol voted unanimously Wednesday to spend nearly $1.5...

Pennsylvania, Gov. Tom Wolf speaks outside a Rite-Aid pharmacy in Steelton, Pa., that is administering COVID-19 vaccinations, Friday, March 5, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Governor: 'Light at the end of the tunnel' in virus fight

By Marc Levy And Michael Rubinkam Mar. 05, 2021 12:57 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Feb. 03, 2021 12:15 PM EST
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania’s newspapers: Good luck, Ms. Beam Erie Times...

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020, file photo, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during a news conference in Harrisburg, Pa., regarding the counting of ballots in the 2020 general election. Facing a deep, pandemic-inflicted budget deficit, Gov. Wolf will ask lawmakers for billions of dollars funded by higher taxes on Pennsylvania’s huge natural gas industry for workforce development and employment assistance to help the state recover. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
Wolf launches a budget fraught with deficits, uncertainty

By Marc Levy Feb. 03, 2021 07:29 AM EST

FILE - In this Nov. 4, 2020, file photo, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during a news conference in Harrisburg, Pa., regarding the counting of ballots in the 2020 general election. Facing a deep, pandemic-inflicted budget deficit, Gov. Wolf will ask lawmakers for billions of dollars funded by higher taxes on Pennsylvania’s huge natural gas industry for workforce development and employment assistance to help the state recover. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez, File)
What to watch for in Pennsylvania governor's budget proposal

By Marc Levy Jan. 30, 2021 07:45 AM EST

A man walks by orange fencing set up outside the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, in advance of Joe Biden's Presidential Inaugural in Washington D.C. on Jan. 20. (Mark Pynes/The Patriot-News via AP)
Guard to defend Pennsylvania Capitol, city to close streets

By Mark Scolforo Jan. 14, 2021 03:13 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Jan. 13, 2021 01:45 PM EST
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania’s newspapers: Hypocrites seek ‘unity’ The...

FILE — In this Dec. 10, 2020 file photo, registered nurse Laura Moore, left, swabs a patient during testing for COVID-19 organized by Philadelphia FIGHT Community Health Centers at Mifflin Square Park, in south Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum, File)
Pennsylvania 2020: Pandemic, protests and the presidency

By Michael Rubinkam Dec. 24, 2020 09:54 AM EST

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Dec. 23, 2020 03:27 PM EST
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from Pennsylvania’s newspapers: Transportation funding would benefit region ...