The state and federal Do Not Call lists have largely put an end to unwanted telemarketing calls during dinner. But now, people are finding unsolicited — and unwanted — text messages on their cell phones.

Commonwealth Court has reversed a state condemnation board's refusal to allow farmland to be taken for the Schaefferstown bypass in Heidelberg Township, Lebanon County.

Republican Chairman of the House Gaming Oversight Committee Curt Schroder, R-Chester, entered the legal fight between the Gaming Control Board and Treasurer Rob McCord on Wednesday by filing an amicus brief in support of the treasurer.

Two Republican lawmakers are upset about several incidents this summer at a suburban Philadelphia casino, where adults have gone inside to gamble while leaving young children alone in vehicles in the parking lot.

Dayanna De La Rosa had just spent two hours Wednesday listening to prominent elected officials, educators, health professionals and other community leaders discuss the state of Hispanics in the Lehigh Valley.

PHILLYCLOUT hears that two of Gov. Rendell's favorite people are up for big-time policy jobs in New York and Washington, though neither was interested in talking about it.

A non-profit economic research group today released an annual report on the state of workers in Pennsylvania that concluded that, absent policy actions taken by the federal government in the wake of the recession, Pennsylvania and the nation would be looking at double digit unemployment rates today.

An agency outside the state Department of Corrections should investigate allegations that ranking officers misused leave and sick time, a lawmaker serving on the House Judiciary Committee said Thursday.

As if Gov. Ed Rendell doesn't have enough on his legislative plate this fall, what with a coming debate over a tax on natural gas drillers, he's also heading out on the stump to shake the money tree for national Democrats.

MIAMI, Fla. -- Forecasters say Hurricane Earl is bringing tropical storm conditions to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and winds around its eye are still at 105 mph. Earl had weakened throughout the day but even its edges were packing powerful winds early Friday as it heads up the Eastern Seaboard.

There's $10 billion for schools in the state aid bill Congress passed last month. But some school systems have reason to wonder whether they are going to see the money.