Peter Jackson
The Associated Press
Harrisburg, PA, United States
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Auditor General among overlooked 2016 Pa. races
The high profiles of some Pennsylvania contests are overshadowing other races for the 2016 primary and election. → Read More
In Pennsylvania, presidential race sets tone for primary
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania faces a busy election year in 2016, with the presidential primary campaigns expected to set the tone early on. → Read More
Pennsylvania governor vetoes part of budget, OKs school cash
HARRISBURG, Pa. —A stern-faced Gov. Tom Wolf scolded Republican legislators Tuesday as he rejected parts of a $30.3 billion GOP plan for → Read More
Lawyers reviewing "Porngate" emails for Kane to get up to $880 an hour
HARRISBURG - Lawyers hired by state Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane to scour thousands of emails on state servers for pornography and other offensive content will be paid up to $880 an hour, according to a contract made public Friday. → Read More
Pennsylvania Supreme Court candidates raised $12M-plus
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The party nominees in this year's hotly contested race for Pennsylvania's highest court received a record total of more than $12 million in campaign contributions, according to new postelection reports. → Read More
Pennsylvania Supreme Court candidates raised $12M-plus
HARRISBURG, Pa. —The party nominees in this year's hotly contested race for Pennsylvania's highest court received a record total of more than $12 → Read More
Wolf backs off statement on ousting Kane if Senate OKs it
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Gov. Tom Wolf said Wednesday he would have no choice but to remove Kathleen Kane as Pennsylvania's attorney general if the state Senate votes for it, but backed away from the statement hours later and said he was still considering his options. → Read More
Democrats elected to all 3 open seats on PA Supreme Court
Democrats celebrated a clean sweep of three open seats on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court as the party locked in a majority on the state's highest court for at least a decade that could help shape the legislative redistricting that will follow the 2020 census. → Read More
Contributions in Pennsylvania high court race tops $10M
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Democratic candidates for three open seats on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court are reporting additional millions of dollars in contributions in their campaign finance reports. → Read More
Pennsylvania Supreme Court candidates say high court should stay out of emails probe
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Candidates for three open seats on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court found little to disagree about on Wednesday in their only scheduled major debate, including the view that independent panels, and not the court itself, should investigate allegations that a second justice was involved in pornographic email scandal. → Read More
US dropping sale-of-secrets-to-China case against professor
By MARC LEVY and PETER JACKSON Associated Press Federal prosecutors sought to dismiss charges Friday against a Temple University physics professor who was accused of scheming... → Read More
Pennsylvania death penalty moratorium sparks lively hearing
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf's lawyers Thursday defended his use of death row reprieves to achieve a moratorium on executions, a promise he made on the campaign trail, while prosecutors challenged its constitutionality at a hearing Thursday before the state Supreme Court. → Read More
Pennsylvanians to get online voter registration
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Pennsylvanians will soon be able to register online to vote. → Read More
APNewsBreak: Pennsylvanians to get online voter registration
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvanians will soon be able to register online to vote. → Read More
Pa. wants to rack up more bucks from hunters
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The Pennsylvania Game Commission unveiled a plan Tuesday to increase the cost of hunting licenses for the first time in 16 years. → Read More
Pennsylvania prosecutor lacks support as she fights charges
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane's political support has virtually collapsed as she prepares to fight criminal charges that could end her career. → Read More
Pennsylvania prosecutor seeks to draw attention from charges
Pennsylvania's attorney general commented publicly for the first time about the criminal charges that could end her career, but spent more time blaming her legal troubles on a "grand plan" to... → Read More
Pennsylvania prosecutor seeks to draw attention from charges
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane says she's said all that her lawyers will allow her to about pending criminal charges that threaten to end her career. → Read More
Pennsylvania top prosecutor: Charges tied to porn emails
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Pennsylvania's attorney general said Wednesday that criminal charges against her are part of an effort by state prosecutors and judges to conceal pornographic and racially insensitive emails they circulated with one another. → Read More
Pennsylvania's Attorney General to address charges today
Facing pressure to resign, Pennsylvania's attorney general plans to publicly discuss the criminal charges leveled against her in what a prosecutor has described as a political payback scheme. → Read More