Harrisburg News

Pa. — A tentative labor agreement distributed Friday to workers at Harley-Davidson's plant in south-central Pennsylvania makes it appear likely that the motorcycle maker will keep its operations there, instead of leaving the state to cut costs. A passage in...

Originally posted on DailyKos.com According to its Department of Education's estimates , The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a projected shortage of more than 12,000 teachers. This alarming statistic is exacerbated by Pennsylvania's Teacher Recruitment Bureaucracy . Due to under staffing...

Dante Santoni, chairman of the House Gaming Oversight Committee, wants to know who is on the board of the Pennsylvania Casino Association and what its mission is. He is concerned that the trade association has no registered lobbyists even though...

Allegneny County schools have $829 million caught up in interest-rate swaps -- financial derivatives that Auditor General Jack Wagner says are no place for public funds. During a press conference this afternoon, Mr. Wagner urged school districts and other governmental...

Historical sites will be shuttered, the wait for government services will be longer, swimming and camping seasons at state parks will be shorter, and hundreds of state employees will be looking for new jobs. The governor's office announced yesterday that...

Feese headed to Harrisburg he prosecuted crimes as a Lycoming County district attorney. Now he's on the other side of a criminal case, accused of corruption...He retired from office in 2006 but did not leave the Capitol. Rather, he stayed...