The bipartisan "Bell-to-Bell" bill bars students from using their phones any time they're in school, not just during ...

The Pennsylvania Senate passed "Bell to Bell" legislation that would require public schools to ban students from using ...

The Republican and Democrat from a politically important purple state represent one of only three split states by party in ...

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The state Senate passed a bill Tuesday that would ban student phone use during the school day — roughly four hours after Gov. Josh Shapiro advocated for a ban in his budget address. Shapiro endorsed a ...

The State Senate passed a bell-to-bell phone-free policy during the school day with near-unanimous support. Principal at ...

Pennsylvania faces a shortage of more than 100,000 housing units. That'll grow to 185,000 by 2035 if nothing changes.

A bill passed in the Pennsylvania Senate on February 4 would greenlight public schools to ban phones, and it prompted different perspectives in the community. Senate Bill 1014 would implement a ...

Gov. Josh Shapiro took aim at the Republicans who control the Pennsylvania Senate on Tuesday, urging them to open a path for older survivors of childhood sexual abuse to bring lawsuits and “stop tying ...

Democrats in the Pennsylvania State House are calling on Republicans in the State Senate to pass their own version of a ...

Stuck in limbo for years, marijuana legalization in Pennsylvania might tap new momentum thanks to the Trump White House.

Reaction from area lawmakers to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s $53.2 billion budget address was swift following the address Tuesday to ...