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How to claim PA's new 2022 child tax credit

People in Pennsylvania who care for two or more dependents can claim up to $6,000 in child care expenses under new tax credit starting in January 2023.

Pennsylvania State Police push back on panel recommendation requiring independent investigations...

While the State Police agreed to make changes or consider policy revisions based on a state oversight committee’s recommendations, they did not give up the ability to investigate their own.

As virus surged, few Pa. schools signed up for free COVID-19 testing

Despite spikes in coronavirus infections and low child vaccination rates, schools across Pennsylvania have been slow to enroll in a free testing program offered by the state health department.

Justice Department finds Pa. courts discriminated against people with opioid use disorder

A letter from the Department of Justice could have widespread ramifications for Pennsylvanians who are under a court’s supervision and use doctor-prescribed medications to treat opioid use disorder.

Pa. legislature’s redacted legal bills flout court ruling, leave taxpayers guessing

As lawmakers shielded details of their legal spending last year, they spent an additional $35,000 in taxpayer money to fight efforts to make the information public.

For the first time, Pa. Senate gives public online access to spending records

Though a win for taxpayers, the information provided online is not searchable or easy to analyze.

Allegheny County extended its local eviction moratorium, and data shows it’s necessary • Pennsylv...

Advocates say the extension is not only humane, it's also smart policy.

Pa. patients swear by cannabis as a tool to fight opioid addiction. The research still isn’t there.

Pennsylvania approved opioid use disorder as a condition that qualifies a person for medical marijuana in 2018, but experts are still conflicted about its use as an addiction treatment.

High court gives Pa. county OK to delay eviction cases while tenants wait for rental relief

Advocates hope the ruling will prompt other counties to issue similar orders, guaranteeing that tenants won’t lose their homes while waiting for help.

High court gives Bucks County OK to delay eviction cases while tenants wait for rental relief

Advocates hope the ruling will prompt other counties to issue similar orders, guaranteeing that tenants won’t lose their homes while waiting for help.

Ban on meal, lodging payments for Pa. lawmakers introduced as constituents sound off in anger

The bill has just four co-sponsors, a reflection of how difficult it is to garner support in Harrisburg for measures that pare back government perks.

A business owner’s guide to Pa.’s next wave of COVID-19 relief grants

The aid is targeted at businesses with fewer than 300 employees that have lost at least 25% of their sales as a result of the pandemic.

Spotlight PA sues to unseal records in ex-Democratic state lawmaker’s embezzlement case

Three news organizations asked a federal court to unseal records related to the conviction of former state Rep. Leslie Acosta of Philadelphia, arguing there is a high burden for restricting that...