Why is Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, hyperventilating about Social Security? Why is he inventing unhinged tales about “fraudulent” hordes of Social Security grifters? Why is his “DOGE” ...

March on Harrisburg advocates hope the third time’s a charm for a gift ban under consideration by the state legislature. Dozens of supporters joined representatives of March on Harrisburg Monday to ...

Pennsylvania State Representatives Chris Rabb (D-Philadelphia) and Joe Webster (D-Montgomery) have introduced a bill to eliminate secret voting on regional energy policies by members of PJM ...

“If your mother says she loves you, check it out” is a bromide drilled into every journalist. So it is baffling why, if an interest group includes the words “moms” or “parents,” it is just taken at ...

Hundreds of residents packed into Doylestown Borough Hall last night, filling up every available chair and floor space. But one chair remained empty. That was reserved for Congressman Brian ...

Energy leaders, the solar industry, and organized labor chiefs are calling on Pennsylvania legislators to approve House Bill 362, authorizing a $156 million federally-funded Solar for All program to ...

The House is taking recess this week while the future of essential programs like Medicaid and SNAP, and the fate of those who rely on them, remains unclear. Rather than using that time to meet with ...

Philip Glover, national vice president of AFGE District 3, addresses protesters outside of Rep. Scott Perry’s office in Harrisburg on Feb. 20 (Capital-Star photo by Ian Karbal) While he was preparing ...

Sue-Ann DiVito just returned from a human rights delegation at the Arizona border and reports what she saw — and more importantly what she didn't see. A group of migrants seek refuge in the United ...

Shoumita Dasgupta is the daughter of Bengali immigrants, a woman of color in STEM, and a scientist, educator, and geneticist. She is Professor of Medicine and Assistant Dean of Diversity & Inclusion ...

Penn State scientists found microplastics dating back to the 1950s buried in the sediments of a river, two creeks and a lake. Birders visit the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Philadelphia in ...

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