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Rep. Aaron Bernstine (R-Butler/Lawrence) has been appointed by House Republican Labor and Industry Committee Chairman Seth Grove (R-York) to serve as chairman of the Subcommittee on Workers Compensation and Worker Protection for the 2025-26 Legislative Session.

The mortality rate for pregnant women is dropping nationwide, due in large part to advances in heathcare in the obstetrical field. There is one population, however, that is not seeing a drop in mortality rates, but rather an increase – Black women.

Gov. Josh Shapiro delivered his third budget address to a joint session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly and is requesting more than $51 billion in spending.

Counties that allow mail voters to fix errors that could otherwise get their ballots disqualified rejected fewer ballots during the 2024 general election, a Votebeat and Spotlight PA analysis has found.

Pennsylvania state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta, D-Philadelphia, was elected vice chair of the Democratic National Committee on Saturday, a role that gives him a front-row seat as the party tries to course-correct after widespread losses in November.

Every year, there are days, weeks, and months dedicated to raising awareness about sexual abuse and sexual violence around the world. The first week in February marks Sexual Abuse and Sexual Violence Awareness Week in the United Kingdom, and in the United States, April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. These initiatives are crucial for raising awareness, highlighting resources, educating the public, and showing solidarity and support for survivors. However, awareness months alone are insufficient.

Each year when the American Tort Reform Association (ATRA) makes a big splash releasing its “report” labeling courts and jurisdictions around the country “Judicial hellholes,” like-minded groups amplify the message and the media eats it up.

In a stunning late-night maneuver, the Trump administration ordered a temporary pause on federal financial assistance, a halt that could disrupt trillions of dollars and hundreds of programs.

The Pennsylvania House is kicking off the new legislative session with an incomplete chamber after a representative unexpectedly died and left Democrats without their one-seat majority.