State legislators appear to have reached a consensus that Pennsylvania, which long has been a major player in determining the winners of presidential elections, finally will become a player in the primary process that selects the nominees. Next year’s primary election is scheduled for April ...

We can respect the concerns that led Gov. Josh Shapiro to decline to intervene in a debate about public access to a state Police database of certified police officers. The state “has no way of knowing which officers” listed in the database “are putting their lives on the line in ...

Last Sunday marked the beginning of National Suicide Prevention Week, and the need to stop individuals from taking their own lives is more urgent than ever. In August, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released preliminary data on suicides in the United States in 2022, and the ...

Considering that by 2030 about one in three Pennsylvania residents — 33 percent — are expected to be over 60 years old, it is right that the state has begun working on a plan to ensure that adequate services and protections will be in place to serve that larger elderly ...

Something has to be done to make county jails throughout the commonwealth more secure after four high-profile escapes from local jails this summer, including the escape of Michael Burham from the Warren County Jail. We’re not saying five Republican-backed bills are all that should be done, ...

Pennsylvanians have spent years — decades, really — begging the state to find a better way to fund education. School districts in the Keystone State operate primarily on real estate taxes. An April report from advocacy group PA Schools Work estimates that 84% of the 500 school districts ...