Pennsylvania Government News

In recognition of national Emergency Medical Services Week, which runs through May 25, PennDOT has encouraged Pennsylvanians to sign up for two free programs aimed at saving lives in emergency situations - the Yellow Dot and Emergency Contact Information programs.

The pro-Democratic women's group EMILY's List is throwing its support behind Pennsylvania Rep.

From the day the first drill bit broke the surface of Pennsylvania in search of natural gas from the deep Marcellus Shale formation, the industry's impact on water quality clearly has been the primary environmental concern.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett raised eyebrows last week with his answers during a roundtable discussion hosted by a Spanish-language newspaper in Philadelphia.

State police and the York County Coroner's Office are investigating the work-related death of an Etters man Tuesday morning in Warrington Township.

He was in town to meet with the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board about his Ciroc liquor label, according to spokesperson Stacy Kriedeman.

Editor's note : The following information comes from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

The gastrointestinal tract contains literally trillions of such cells, and yet the immune system seemingly turns a blind eye.

The majority of traffic fatalities involving unbuckled victims occurred at night last year, spurring a nighttime emphasis on a "Click It or Ticket" seat-belt enforcement effort beginning Monday and extending through June 9, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation .

Pennsylvania's Sen. Bob Casey and Sen. Pat Toomey both participated in Wednesday's hearing about IRS scrutinty of conservative groups applying for tax-exempt status.

While there are major solar energy and wind energy projects in Pennsylvania and one school district in the state has won an award for cutting their energy usage by one-third, a new report from the Pennsylvania Environmental Resource Consortium says more radical changes to Pennsylvania's energy system are needed to prevent catastrophic consequences ... (more)

As the result of a historic agreement between the New York Public Library and the State of Pennsylvania, the National Constitution Center will exhibit one of the original copies of the Bill of Rights that President George Washington dispatched to the states in 1789 for ratification.

All county offices, with the exception of the Elections Division and Elections Court, will be closed.

Study to be presented during 2013 ATS Special Session: 'Care at the End of Life: Room for Improvement, Ideas for Change' PHILADELPHIA-The decision to limit life support in patients in the intensive care unit appears to be significantly influenced by physician practices and/or the culture of the hospital, suggests new findings from researchers at ... (more)

Other than the occasional patch of fog, the morning commute around the Harrisburg area is running smoothly as of 6:30 a.m., according to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

His ordeal has a happy ending, but what an ordeal it's been: A near fatal encounter with a deadly flower; renal failure; four weeks of kidney dialysis and, finally, a $15,000 kidney transplant at the University of Pennsylvania.

The struggle for equal human rights for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people in Pennsylvania has seen significant developments this month.

Gov. Tom Corbett is recommending changes to a set of education regulations that have been criticized by both Democrats and conservatives.

The research was conducted by assistant professor Ertugrul Cubukcu and postdoctoral researcher Fei Yi, along with graduate students Hai Zhu and Jason C. Reed, all of the Department of Material Science and Engineering in Penn's School of Engineering and Applied Science.

Pennsylvania American Water officials today hosted the Department of Community and Economic Development Senior Advisor Mike Cortez, Public Utility Commissioner Wayne Gardner, Department of Environmental Protection Deputy Secretary Kelly Heffner, Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and other dignitaries to mark the completion of major ... (more)