The commission informed senators on Wednesday it has decided to no longer use the services of a lobbying firm headed by former Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati. Scarnati retired from his ...

Top Senate republicans are refusing to hand over congressional district data to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. It’s a new wrinkle in the ongoing legislative turmoil stemming from the court’s ruling ...

Pennsylvania's top state senator, Joe Scarnati, says the most critical issue facing lawmakers is cleaning up after the numerous Harrisburg scandals that have eroded public confidence. "Without out ...

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The state Senate president pro tem is beginning his eighth year with a call to action for some kind of public pension system overhaul. Sen. Joe Scarnati, a Republican of Jefferson County, has been ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s highest-ranking state senator said Monday he thinks an agreement on a sweeping bill to impose a fee on the booming natural gas drilling industry can be finished in a week, ...

HARRISBURG — The death of Lt. Gov. Catherine Baker Knoll has catapulted a former northwestern Pennsylvania restaurant owner who is fond of his small town roots into the state’s second-highest elected ...