BY: CASSIE MILLER – APRIL 26, 2023 3:29 PM State lawmakers from the House and Senate celebrated the passage of a bill on Wednesday that would eliminate out-of-pocket costs for genetic testing and screening for people at high risk for

By JUSTIN SWEITZER Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday called for lawmakers to swiftly pass legislation that enshrines nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ Pennsylvanians into state law, saying it is “long past time” for the bill to become law in Pennsylvania. “This

By John Finnerty HARRISBURG (April 26) – The House Judiciary Committee approved a package of gun reform bills over Republican objections that the measures would do little to reduce gun crime but only create potential legal snags for otherwise law-abiding

By Zack Hoopes | zhoopes@pennlive.com Four pieces of legislation on gun reform were passed out of the Pennsylvania House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, with Democrats taking advantage of their newly minted majority to move bills that had previously been quashed by

by Stephen Caruso and Kate Huangpu | April 27, 2023 HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Democrats used the first full week of session since they solidified their majority in the state House to make their priorities clear: They intend to pass long-requested

By Gillian McGoldrick (Staff Writer) HARRISBURG — After weeks of stalled government — and more than a dozen years in the minority — Democrats will officially control the state House. But just by the skin of their teeth. Democrats came