State Rep. Ben Waxman (D-District 182) is seeking co-sponsors for legislation that would recognize Sept. 25 as "Dolly Parton Day" in Pennsylvania. In a memo, Waxman praises Parton for her music career and philanthropy, including her Imagination Library, which gave thousands of Pennsylvania children access to books.

The conflict, which largely falls along political lines, centers on the details of one of the deaths, in a newborn.

Democrats see a path to Pennsylvania Senate control for the first time since 1994. Here's which races could decide who runs the chamber.

NEW YORK (AP) — The recent announcement of Pennsylvania’s first measles-related deaths in decades has ignited a public feud among politicians and health officials who disagree over the role of the contagious disease in the fatalities.

A new Pennsylvania law will make schools safer by requiring districts to develop higher-quality maps of buildings to aid crews that respond to emergencies, officials said. The mandate comes from

Pennsylvania health officials recently announced the state’s first measles-related deaths in over 35 years. However, officials' refusal to share specific details sparked intense criticism and confusion.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health this week recorded its first two measles-associated deaths in 35 years, both in people who were unvaccinated. The agency declined to provide further details, saying it was protecting patient privacy.

Because this choice exists, the kiosks are known as “skill games” and were long considered legal in Pennsylvania, allowing them to bypass the state’s regulations on gambling. But a recent ruling by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court reclassified the games as a form of gambling, forcing lawmakers to decide how to regulate them.