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A surprise Democratic win in a Pennsylvania Senate district that heavily voted for President Donald Trump bodes well for the party at large as the 2026 midterms approach.

The 2026 election for Pennsylvania governor might seem a long way off, but the jockeying among Republicans who may seek to challenge Gov. Josh Shapiro has already started.

The Democratic-backed candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court defeated a challenger endorsed by President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk on Tuesday, touting her victory as a win against powerful interests and cementing a liberal majority for at least three more years.

The Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID) and the Department of Labor & Industry (L&I) today announced that PID approved a loss-cost filing that includes an 8.67% reduction in the expected costs of paying claims, known as “loss costs.” Because loss costs help determine workers' compensation insurance rates paid by businesses, this reduction will likely lead to lower premiums for many Pennsylvania businesses.

Election boards in Pennsylvania’s 67 counties may not invalidate mail-in ballots simply because they lack accurate, handwritten dates on their exterior return envelopes, a federal judge ruled Monday.

For decades, hospitals have been allowed to operate with impunity failing to implement life-saving sepsis protocols while patients continue to die needlessly. The 2024 Report to Congress makes it clear: hospitals know how to fix this problem, but they refuse to act.

Many top legal experts believe a full-blown constitutional showdown between President Trump and the courts is already here. Others are confident there's still room to avoid one.

Democrat Dan Goughnour of McKeesport won a special election Tuesday for the seat representing the 35th House District in Allegheny County, giving his party — once again — the slimmest of majorities in the state House at 102-101.

With nearly all votes counted in Lancaster County’s 36th Senate District special election, Democrat James Malone had a narrow lead over Republican Josh Parsons as of 10:30 p.m. Tuesday evening.

The danger of sepsis is especially present for patients in rural areas where the odds of survival drop dramatically. Understaffed, under-resourced hospitals with no infectious disease specialists routinely fail to diagnose or properly treat sepsis, leading to delayed transfers, mismanagement, and higher mortality rates. Hospitals in rural Pennsylvania are particularly ill-equipped, forcing many critically ill sepsis patients to be transferred long distances losing precious hours when early intervention could save their lives.