Lawmakers describe closed-door talks at a crawl, and many are watching Congress to see if the federal government will cut aid ...

A push is on to legalize marijuana for adult use, raise the minimum wage and slap taxes on "skill" games popping up in bars, pizzerias and convenience stores.

Sponsored by Sen. Chris Gebhard, R-Lebanon County, the bill pitches a 35% tax on skill games. It allows for up to seven ...

The proposal is designed to appeal to Republican senators, and comes after Pa. Democrats unsuccessfully tried for years to ...

The Pennsylvania House passed a bill that would move the needle on the state’s minimum wage after 15 years of fighting for increases. The bill, which takes an incremental approach to raising the wage, ...

It calls for the minimum wage to go up to $15 an hour in larger counties, and up to $12 an hour in smaller counties.

Labor and activist groups have placed the blame on the President and on Congress and on government's tendency to give elite ...

As their budget deadline at the end of the month looms, the Pennsylvania House considered several bills this week.

The Pennsylvania House passed a bill that would move the needle on the state’s minimum wage after 15 years of fighting for increases. The bill, which takes an incremental approach to raising the ...

State Representative Chad Reichard has voted against House Bill 1459, which proposes more than doubling Pennsylvania’s minimum wage and allowing counties to set their own wage rates. Reichard ...