Legislation passed Wednesday would give township leaders the option to pause new data center applications, while another bill sets up Gov. Josh Shapiro’s package of voluntary guidelines and incentives for developers to become law if the state Senate agrees.

Opponents of a tax say they support legislation sponsored by Williams and Sen. Gen Yaw (R-Lycoming) that would establish a regulatory framework and impose a monthly $500 per machine fee that would produce roughly $300 million annually.

Speaking at the Mack Trucks facility near Allentown, where the company warned of tariff-induced layoffs a year ago, President Donald Trump campaigned Tuesday for a Republican congressman who Democrats have identified as vulnerable in November.

The House unanimously passed a measure Monday that would establish a formula for a “reasonable return” on utility company investments in infrastructure and eliminate nearly $1.7 billion in taxes that electricity companies now pass along to consumers as part of…

Legislation approved Monday in the state House Commerce Committee would open the direct sales model to other EV makers that don’t have a network of franchised dealerships.

Data center developers would be required to pledge transparency in Pennsylvania communities where they want to build in order to get a sales tax break on computer equipment, under legislation aiming to prevent secrecy around the massive computing hubs.

The state Supreme Court’s ruling Monday declaring skill games illegal brought both clarity and a sense of urgency for the legislature to act to regulate and tax the gambling devices.

The decision strikes down what the commonwealth’s highest court called a pair of “deeply flawed” lower court rulings that allowed the slot-machine-like gambling devices to spread across Pennsylvania in a legal gray area beyond the reach of gaming authorities and…

The bill would permit any of the commonwealth’s 53 second- or third-class cities to establish an e-scooter mobility program with a commercial provider under the rules developed by Pittsburgh for the Spin pilot.

Garrity announced her plan in a speech Tuesday to the natural gas industry group Marcellus Shale Coalition, where she said she envisions “Pennsylvania’s turnaround” powered by natural gas.

Opponents of Schweyer’s House Bill 2602, questioned his motive and rejected his explanation that the cyber student safety measure would impose requirements similar to those traditional public schools must follow.

Acknowledging Pennsylvanians’ concerns about energy affordability, air and water pollution, noise and the overall impact on the quality of life near data centers, Shapiro said the state needs to be selective about the projects built here.

The catastrophic late freeze from April 19-21 caused widespread damage to blooming crops including apple, peach and pear orchards.

U.S. Reps Chris Deluzio (D-17th District) and Summer Lee (D-12th District) announced bills Tuesday as part of a three-piece legislative package designed to address what they described as a growing crisis of “zombie mines”

ShotSpotter is a system marketed to law enforcement and used in dozens of cities around the nation that purports to identify the sound and location of gunfire to dispatch police.

Attorney General Dave Sunday’s office filed the appeal Tuesday in state Supreme Court, a month after the lower court ruled in favor of a group of reproductive health care providers from across the state.

Brooks had backing from the national Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which targeted the 7th District among four in Pennsylvania and more than 40 across the country in an effort to flip Republican-held seats and win a majority in the House.

Harvie prevailed, with support from a national Democratic group, over mathematician and former U.S. Senate climate advisor Lucia Simonelli.

In response to the failure, the agency is making significant changes to its process to ensure appropriate communication occurs in the event of future threats, Bivens said in the letter.

Under a proposed consent decree, the plants’ owners would have until 2028 to complete the upgrades with periodic deadlines for progress.