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Pa. hospitals call on Shapiro to address health care worker shortage
They want a health care workforce council to be established. → Read More
New Pa. Gov. Josh Shapiro takes office and vows to seek a better state: ‘Your problems have become my priorities’
New Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was sworn into office on Tuesday about two hours after Austin Davis became the state’s first Black lieutenant governor, kicking off a new administration in Harrisburg. → Read More
Austin Davis sworn in as first Black Pa. lieutenant governor in debut of new administration
HARRISBURG — Lt. Gov. Austin Davis was sworn in Tuesday morning in the Capitol, the first Black person elected to the second-highest office in Pennsylvania and whose oath-taking marked the start of… → Read More
Divided Pa. Senate passes constitutional amendments including 1 on child sex abuse lawsuits
The Pa. House remained dormant. → Read More
Pa. lawmakers trying to get rid of outdated law that prohibits teachers from wearing religious emblems
The Senate Education Committee advanced the bill for full Senate consideration. → Read More
Berks Rep. Mark Rozzi becomes Speaker of Pa. House
He vowed to act as an independent and not caucus with members of either party, to hire people from both parties for his staff and to be loyal to no interest in the Capitol, other than the people of Pennsylvania. → Read More
Pa. enacted 166 new laws in 2022, the most in 6 years
Some new laws removed words, paragraphs or whole sections from existing laws. → Read More
Pa. labor shortage data indicates employers need more than 100,000 workers
The ongoing worker shortage is far more than a set of numbers to Poke Kai co-owner David Familia because it means he spends more time in his Allentown restaurant and less time with his two young da… → Read More
Pottstown residents waiting for answers 2 months after deadly explosion
State, federal agencies say little about May 26 explosion that killed five. → Read More
Pa. bars and restaurants can amplify sound, but only so much
Loudspeakers are now permitted, but a Berks lawmaker likens the new law to the fireworks debacle. → Read More
Pa. Senate passes bill to require drivers to clear snow and ice from vehicles
A Senator says the bill is a tribute to a woman who died tragically in 2005. → Read More
Pa. House passes bill that would ban sale of kratom to minors
Kratom has become popular for a variety of uses including coffee-like stimulation, reducing anxiety and pain reduction. → Read More
Amid shortage of health care workers, Pennsylvania nurses could have a long wait for a license
According to the Pennsylvania Department of State, applications for RN licenses by examination are processed within seven weeks on average. However, Deb Cardenas, president of the Pennsylvania Stat… → Read More
Parent tells Pennsylvania lawmakers some drug abuse treatment centers are ‘predatory’
Ability for patients, families to get accurate information on centers is at issue. → Read More