Republican-led state legislatures in Texas and Florida have allowed school boards to invite chaplains into public school districts to serve as counselors to students and teachers.

Congressman Lloyd Smucker on Tuesday questioned U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona about the inconclusive results of an independent audit of the agency last year.

Metropolitan and rural counties alike eligible for slices of $7.5M; marks first money from Harrisburg for defendants’ attorneys

HARRISBURG — Records obtained by Spotlight PA and WESA offer the most comprehensive public accounting to date of how counties across the state have used tens of millions of dollars they received in opioid settlement money.

Two Republican state lawmakers and several faith leaders were among those who met Wednesday with a controversial Christian activist to discuss promoting a prayer rally in Harrisburg ahead of the general election.

HARRISBURG − Pete Kingsley drove about an hour from his home in Strasburg on Tuesday morning to join more than 100 pro-gun activists on the state Capitol steps in Harrisburg.

Batman, Peter Pan and Mickey Mouse were among the list of tallied write-in candidates for president in Lancaster County’s primary four years ago.

Two primary write-in candidates secured the Democratic Party’s nomination to oppose two Lancaster County incumbent Republican lawmakers in the Nov. 5 general election.

EDITOR'S NOTE: The headline of this story was changed on May 2, 2024, to more accurately portray the contents of the article. 

The attempt by two sitting Lancaster County commissioners to influence races for precinct-level roles in the Republican Party had some party members upset over hardball political tactics uncommon in intraparty contests.

Republican committee races in Manheim Township and other parts of the county saw establishment candidates fend off challenges from some of the grassroots groups that sprung up in the wake of the 2020 election.

Dave Nissley, who lost the 100th Legislative District Republican primary Tuesday night to 18-year incumbent state Rep. Bryan Cutler, on Wednesday took to social media to concede the race.

State Rep. Bryan Cutler Tuesday night notched a decisive victory over a primary challenger who waged a well-organized grassroots campaign backed by several right-wing organizations frustrated with Republican Party leaders in the Legislature.

Polls in Lancaster County are closed for the primary.

The following Democrats and Republicans running for state and national office were unopposed in the primary. If none are beaten by a write-in candidate, all will move on to the Nov. 5 general election.

Lancaster County’s partisan voters backed the presumptive nominees for U.S. president Tuesday, with Democrats lining up behind Joe Biden and Republicans choosing Donald Trump by significant margins.

Across the 100th Legislative District in Lancaster County’s southern end, voters showed up to be heard in a race between 18-year incumbent state Rep. Bryan Cutler and political newcomer Dave Nissley.