Tag: Pennsylvania state government
Maxwell lawyers: Cosby ruling reason to toss sex abuse case
NEW YORK — Lawyers for British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell are arguing a court decision that freed Bill Cosby from prison backs up tossing out...
Reaction to ruling overturning Bill Cosby’s conviction
NEW YORK — Reaction to Wednesday's Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling overturning Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction and clearing the way for him to...
EXPLAINER: Why Bill Cosby’s conviction was overturned
PHILADELPHIA — Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction was thrown out Wednesday by Pennsylvania's highest court in a ruling that swiftly freed the actor from...
Aide says Tom Ridge had stroke at suburban Washington home
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Former U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge suffered a stroke Wednesday at his home in suburban Washington, D.C., a longtime aide...
Republican election bill pushed ahead over Dems’ objections
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republicans on a legislative committee Tuesday pushed out a multifaceted proposal to revamp Pennsylvania election law, a bill backers said...
Pennsylvania voters to decide racial equity amendment
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Protests over George Floyd's killing at the hands of Minneapolis police were raging across the country last June when a Democratic...
1st ballot test of governor’s pandemic powers starts in PA
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republican lawmakers across the country have tried to roll back the emergency powers that governors wielded during the COVID-19 pandemic, as...
DA drops ‘vicious lies’ defense, pleads guilty in sex case
A Pennsylvania district attorney who had cast the sex case against him as a pack of “vicious lies” pleaded guilty Friday to pressuring clients...
Supreme Court rejects lingering 2020 election challenge case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not hear a case out of Pennsylvania related to the 2020 election, a case...
Supreme Court rejects lingering 2020 election challenge case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not hear a case out of Pennsylvania related to the 2020 election, a case...
