Jan Murphy
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How much do Pa. state government workers make? More are seeing $200K+ pay
For the first time, there are Pa. state government employees who've cracked the half million-dollar payment mark. → Read More
What’s in Gov. Josh Shapiro’s 2023 Pa. budget plan for you?
The Shapiro Administration describes the governor's budget as containing "very concrete common sense solutions to some of the problems Pennsylvanians are facing every day." → Read More
Senators explore ways to address Pa.’s teacher shortage
Pennsylvania has been known as a teacher exporter in the past, but not today. Lawmakers showed a desire at the hearing to find ways to address the situation. → Read More
Pa. House votes to allow childhood sexual abuse survivors to sue
A proposed constitutional amendment would provide a two-year window for victims of child sexual abuse otherwise barred by the statute of limitations to file civil claims. → Read More
Pa. GOP House leader irate after staffer locked out of his office, accuses speaker of ‘breach of trust’
House Speaker Mark Rozzi, a Democrat, is booting the House Republican leader's staffers out of office space he says belongs to the speaker but doing it without notice has raised the leader's ire. → Read More
Shapiro administration orders 2,300 state employees to return to the office
This policy change reflects the new administration's recognition of the need to balance the benefits of remote work with the benefits of being in-person at the office. → Read More
Day 1 for Pa.’s new governor features new traditions, history and rap music
Gov.-elect Josh Shapiro's inauguration day starts with a breakfast with former governors and ends with a party in a venue that never hosted an inaugural celebration. → Read More
State employees’ day off for Shapiro inauguration to cost $440,000, much less than before
Taxpayers' tab for giving state employees who work in the Capitol Complex a day off has cost as much as $2.5 million more than it will this year. → Read More
Pennsylvania officials fly high in state plane on taxpayers’ dime
The taxpayer-provided plane at state officials' disposal has gotten plenty of flying time the past couple of years. Here's a look at some information PennLive dug up about that plane and its use. → Read More
Wolf calls for special session to open a window of justice for child sex abuse survivors
Gov. Tom Wolf, a little more than a week away from leaving office, issued a proclamation ordering lawmakers to come to Harrisburg on Monday, Jan. 10. → Read More
Pa. House elects Berks County Rep. Mark Rozzi as an independent speaker
Rozzi, a Democrat, emerged as a unity candidate in a House where majority control remains unsettled. → Read More
Meet the 2023-24 Pa. General Assembly: Diversity, historic firsts and a doc in the House
Here are some fun facts and other interesting nuggets about the men and women who will be making the laws in Pennsylvania for the next two years. → Read More
Pa. liquor control board employees, families banned from high-end liquor lotteries
In response to having a former board member and four executives get first dibs on buying unclaimed bottles of coveted bourbon from its limited-release lotteries, the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board cracked down on who can participate in those contests. → Read More
After big battles, Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf leaves office with few regrets, no grudges
As Gov. Tom Wolf prepares to leave office, there is one thing that drove him into the governorship that awaits him when he gets home: his beloved 2006 Jeep Wrangler. The Jeep, a stick shift, of course, that Wolf’s daughters joke he bought during his midlife crisis, starred in his first gubernatorial campaign ad in 2014 and helped him become a household name. → Read More
Pa. school test scores still trail pre-pandemic levels. How to find your local results.
The 2022 results from the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment and Keystone Exams administered last year to public school students have Republicans calling for expanding school choice options. → Read More
Special election date set to fill open Pa. Senate seat
Lt. Gov. John Fetterman issued a writ of election on Thursday to set a date to fill the 27th state senatorial district seat vacated on Wednesday by Sen. John Gordner. → Read More
Carbon County farm helps revive Pa. Capitol holiday tradition after COVID interruption
An in-person Capitol tree-lighting ceremony in the Pennsylvania Capitol Rotunda is set for noon on Dec. 5 for the first time since 2019. → Read More
Pa. Democrats claim they took control of the state House; GOP says not so fast
Tuesday's election produces the possibility of chaos in the Pa. House over which party holds the majority. → Read More
Pa., Texas Chambers of Commerce make World Series wager for snacks and beer
The president and CEO of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business & Industry has an extra reason to root for the Philadelphia Phillies to clinch the best-of-seven game series over the Houston Astros. → Read More
Pa.’s handling of undated mail-in ballots is the subject of yet another lawsuit
State and national Republican parties, among others, filed a lawsuit in state Supreme Court asking for an expedited review of a lawsuit challenging the Wolf Administration's guidance to counties on counting and not segregating undated mailed ballots. → Read More