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Pa. attorney general warns of rise in social media investment scams

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania Attorney General Dave Sunday is warning residents about a rise in fraudulent investment schemes circulating on social media platforms, including Meta-owned Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. The alert is part of a multistate effort urging Meta to strengthen oversight of advertising, particularly as fake investment ads and so-called “pump-and-dump” schemes proliferate online. According to the Office of Attorney General, scammers are increasingly using deceptive advertisements and artificial intelligence, including “deepfake” technology, to lure ...

Allegheny County jail runs on overtime, driving up pay

By Mark Stricherz | The Center Square (The Center Square) — For a growing number of corrections officers in Allegheny County, overtime now rivals – and, in some cases, exceeds – their base salary, an analysis of pay data by The Center Square found. Last year, 107 guards at Pittsburgh's main jail earned at least half their pay from overtime, according to county records. As recently as 2016, only 28 did so. The nearly four-fold increase reveals the extent to which the jail system in western Pennsylvania relies on overtime. Jail staff made up just 11 percent of the county’s ...

Shapiro joins multistate lawsuit challenging executive order on elections

HARRISBURG — Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday joined a multistate lawsuit challenging an executive order issued by Donald Trump that seeks to change how elections are administered. The lawsuit, filed alongside 17 other states and led by attorneys general in California, Massachusetts, Nevada and Washington, argues the order unlawfully interferes with states’ authority to run elections. The U.S. Constitution gives states primary responsibility for administering elections. According to the filing, the executive order directs federal agencies to take steps related to voter eligibility ...

Pennsylvania could require paid family leave — if lawmakers can decide who bears the cost

by Jaxon White of Spotlight PA HARRISBURG — There’s a real chance Pennsylvania lawmakers could begin requiring employers to provide paid parental and medical leave, supporters say, though there are still critical disagreements on who should carry the cost. The Democratic-controlled state House passed a paid leave bill in late March, the first time such a policy has cleared a chamber after at least seven years of debate on the issue. There’s bipartisan support for the idea in the GOP-led state Senate, too. A key Republican committee chair sponsored a leave bill in 2024 and ...

Group behind Project 2025 graded Pa. incumbents on their job performance

By John Cole | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – As control of the U.S. House beyond 2026 may hinge upon a few races in Pennsylvania, an influential conservative organization has given grades to each incumbent. And a pair of Republicans in battleground districts received widely different scores. Heritage Action, the advocacy partner organization of the Heritage Foundation, released its Legislative Scorecard for the 119th Congress. U.S. Rep. Scott Perry, R-10th District, received a 96% grade, the highest score of any member in the state’s congressional ...

Child care affordability, access in focus at policy hearing

HANOVER — The House Republican Policy Committee on Monday examined challenges facing Pennsylvania’s child care system during a public hearing focused on affordability, access and workforce shortages. Chaired by Rep. David H. Rowe, the committee met at the YWCA Hanover and heard testimony ...