Next year’s midterm races in Pennsylvania will play a key role in the fight over the U.S. House majority next year. Republicans and Democrats are laying the groundwork to reach rural voters.

Governor Josh Shapiro is directing state resources to crisis care for lesbian, gay and transgender people as the federal government discontinues part of its national suicide prevention hotline.

U.S. Steel officials are sharing their findings from an initial investigation into last Monday's explosion at a plant near Pittsburgh that killed 2 and injured 10.

President Trump last week seized control of Police in Washington DC. As a result, a state lawmaker plans to introduce a bill blocking federal takeover of local police departments in Pennsylvania.

Republican state treasurer Stacy Garrity is launching her run for Pennsylvania governor. The 61-year-old Garrity is the state GOP's top choice - and a staunch supporter of President Trump.

Pennsylvanians seeking to clean their records of criminal convictions can now do so online. With the recent launch of an online application for pardons, Pennsylvania became one of the first states in the country to digitize the process.

 

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