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Pennsylvania’s budget drama has concluded its final act. Critics’ reviews are mixed. Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the state’s 2026-27 budget into law at about 6:15 p.m. Sunday night following several hours of votes in the state House and Senate, delivering what Shapiro...

Lawmakers in Harrisburg passed Pennsylvania’s latest budget over the weekend, less than two weeks after a state constitution-mandated deadline. On Sunday, Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the $50.8 billion spending plan into law, calling it another example of bipartisan...

State Senator Nikil Saval wanted to be a novelist. So, why is he a lawmaker? Lots of reasons – starting with the terrorist attacks on 9/11. As a student at Columbia University when American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 struck the North and South...

After last year’s budget impasse dragged on for more than 130 days, Pennsylvania lawmakers avoided a replay this year, approving a $50.8 billion budget package roughly two weeks after the state’s budget deadline. After Gov. Josh Shapiro presented lawmakers with a...

Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a package of bills into law enacting a $50.8 billion state budget for the next year. The spending plan was approved by the state House and Senate earlier Sunday afternoon with only a handful of opposing votes. “I knew there would have to be...

HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a $50.8 billion state budget on Sunday following the rushed passage of the overall deal by the General Assembly that lawmakers said helps address the state’s affordability crisis but delays action on some of the most significant...

(The Center Square) - Bridging a deficit in part by delaying some payments and reclaiming money from what they called the "couch cushions" of state government, lawmakers on Sunday approved a $50.8 billion budget for 2026-27 that immediately got the signature of Gov....

HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro has signed a $50.8 billion budget that makes major new investments in education but fails to address skill games regulation or other pressing policy questions. The deal was cut behind closed doors, and its details were in flux until late...

PHILADELPHIA—Four days before the deadline for Pennsylvania’s legislature to pass its next budget and eight days before Philadelphia celebrated America’s 250th birthday, a crowd of transportation advocates gathered outside of the Independence Hall subway stop. As...

Pennsylvania lawmakers are backing a package of bills they said would protect immigrants’ safety and civil rights, even after the Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship. The proposals come as many immigrants in Pennsylvania still face detention and deportation by...

The freedom of movement for hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania transit riders is hanging in the balance as state legislators in the Keystone State are struggling to pass an already late budget without gutting transit funding. Funding levels for public transit...

Democratic socialist candidates are on a winning streak. In Pennsylvania, State Rep. Chris Rabb clinched a Philadelphia congressional primary in May. And similar candidates won big in deep-blue districts in New York, California, and Colorado. There are also Democratic...

In the summer of 2025, when Zohran Mamdani — the Ugandan-born, Indian-origin democratic socialist — won the Democratic primary for Mayor of New York City in what the Wall Street Journal called the biggest political story of 2026 alongside the decline of Trump’s...

Ask an economist how to make housing more affordable in the U.S. and they’ll likely mention a straightforward solution: build more homes. While it’s not a silver bullet, building more homes gives buyers and renters more options, helping slow the upward climb of home...

Over the last four years in Bucks County alone, the number of domestic violence survivors experiencing homelessness has increased 78%. That staggering statistic provided by Jen Locker, Executive Director at A Woman’s Place, Bucks County’s only DV organization, might...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — On June 9, 2026, Pennsylvania state senators joined dozens of advocates and community leaders from across the Commonwealth in a united call for ICE Out of Pennsylvania with a suite of bills to protect the safety of Pennsylvania’s communities and...

President Donald Trump's decision earlier this year to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents into crowded airports to ease wait times raised the specter he could deploy federal agents to polling places on Election Day. Trump sent ICE to a dozen airports in...

On the heels of Congress funneling an additional $70 billion toward Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol, state Sen. Lindsey Williams and other legislators have proposed a package of bills to protect sensitive places, such as schools, hospitals and...

This Juneteenth edition of Shackamaxon looks at the housing debate in Harrisburg, the recent state Supreme Court decision on skill games, and some Revolutionary Era stories you might not have heard before.

Democratic lawmakers in the Pennsylvania Senate recently introduced legislation prohibiting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials from being within 100 feet of polling locations and ballot return sites come November. “ ICE operates with a budget larger...

A group of Democratic state senators is throwing its support behind a legislative package that would restrict U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities in Pennsylvania. “Immigrant communities face escalating attacks, growing uncertainty and pervasive fear....

HARRISBURG- A bill targeting big tech has wide bipartisan support amongst Pennsylvania’s House of Representatives. Earlier this week, the PA House passed the Digital Ads Tax Bill, H.B. 1678, with a bipartisan vote of 139-63. The vast majority of the tax would be paid...

HARRISBURG, PA — A group of Pennsylvania Senate Democrats on Tuesday unveiled a package of legislation aimed at limiting cooperation with federal immigration enforcement, protecting certain public spaces from immigration-related activity, and expanding legal...

Just days after the U.S. Senate passed a bill that could send the Department of Homeland Security an additional $70 billion for immigration enforcement, a group of Pennsylvania state senators called for "ICE out" of Pennsylvania with a new legislative initiative.

Democratic state legislators took to the steps of the state Capitol on Tuesday to condemn the Trump administration’s aggressive approach to immigration enforcement and introduce a slate of bills seeking to protect Pennsylvania communities from U.S. Immigration and...

As we celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, 6abc recognizes three (3) individuals making a difference in our local community by 'serving our most vulnerable'. Congratulations to Councilmember Nina Ahmad, PA State Senator Nikil Saval and Dunkin'...

HARRISBURG, PA — A proposal to extend Pennsylvania’s gross receipts tax to digital advertising revenue advanced out of the House Finance Committee on Wednesday, setting up a broader debate over whether major technology companies should face new state taxes as...

Former City Council member and mayoral candidate Helen Gym joined progressive activists in celebrating their movement’s recent successes — including state Rep. Chris Rabb’s win in last month’s congressional primary — during a national political conference in...

Good morning and welcome back to our continuing coverage of Netroots Nation 2026 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Netroots is making a powerful return to the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection this year, bringing together over 3,000 progressive organizers,...