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HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – There are over 1.5 million renter households in Pennsylvania. Some of those people fear for when the next rise in rent will come. “We pay so much money,” renter Mauro Chiapinni said. Chiapinni lives on a fixed income through social security....

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A new bill designed to protect tenants from exorbitant rent hikes was unveiled in Pennsylvania on Tuesday. The Action News Troubleshooters get a lot of complaints from people who say their rent has suddenly and unexpectedly skyrocketed and they...

Elections technology experts say 20 Pennsylvania counties covering 30% of the state’s voters use voting machines that are vulnerable to malfunction or malfeasance. The experts, who testified on Monday to the Senate’s State Government Committee, critiqued a type of...

As I reflect on how far we have come — for the first time in Pennsylvania, a woman is speaker of the House, and we have a woman serving as vice president of our nation — I realize how far we have to go. My reflection is broken by flashes of the sexism and misogyny I...

Sen. Cris Dush, Majority Chair of the Senate State Government Committee, and Sen. Amanda Cappelletti, Minority Chair of the Senate State Government Committee, discuss voting laws in Pennsylvania. Then, PCN’s Larry Kaspar speaks with Rep. Brian Munroe on his proposed bill on keeping children safe on social media.

Amanda Cappelletti, District 17 State Senator from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, was kind enough to take time from her busy schedule to discuss two big ACT 13 Grants for her district. One grant is part of a phase to fix up an outdoor space that needs work. The...