Bipartisan Senate bill would change how Pa. charges…

by John L. Micek, Pennsylvania Capital-Star A bipartisan trio of state Senate lawmakers want to change the circumstances under which children can be charged as adults by requiring judicial review before juvenile cases can be…

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Pa. to share in $63M in federal aid…

by John L. Micek, Pennsylvania Capital-Star Community school programs in eastern and western Pennsylvania are among the 42 institutions that will share in $63 million in federal grant money aimed at expanding or establishing community…

Judges in Pa. can now dismiss charges against…

The state Supreme Court closed a decades-old legal loophole that kept people who would never be competent to stand trial on criminal charges in jail or prison indefinitely. By Brittany Hailer of the Pittsburgh Institute…

What to do to make sure your mail-in,…

by Marley Parish, Pennsylvania Capital-Star With Election Day only one week away, Pennsylvania voters planning to cast their ballot by mail or absentee should return them by hand to make sure it arrives on time,…