Lisa M Boscola

Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan, the well-heeled mayor who guided Bethlehem over the last decade, is expected Friday to throw his support behind Councilman J. William Reynolds to be his successor, snubbing veteran City Councilman Robert Donchez. Reynolds...

Bethlehem Mayor John Callahan, who has guided Bethlehem over the last decade, on Friday threw his support behind Councilman J. William Reynolds to be his successor, snubbing veteran City Councilman Robert Donchez. Reynolds has spent much of the...

Residents in parts of the greater Lehigh Valley are going to need a new score card to keep track of who their state lawmakers are. The state Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld new legislative boundaries for the House and Senate as more geographically...

As you watch old movies on television about the kid who wants a BB gun, or the way George Bailey finds out how wonderful life is, or how an adorable little girl is won over by the Macy's Santa, take a moment to think about former state Rep. Brett Feese....

Good Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. We've all had them -- those days when you feel like you just should have stayed in bed, maybe poured yourself a bowl of Lucky Charms or Kix and curled up with some trash TV.......

Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. The state Senate tweaked a charter schools reform bill last night, dropping language that would have created a statewide authorizing board for the alternative public schools. The amended bill kicked out of the...

Today is the final day of the 2011-12 legislative session. State lawmakers are expected to work through the night today to try to wrap up any unfinished business before they depart for an Election Season break With the cancellation of......

So much any hope for a palace coup. Senate Republicans and Democrats held the dullest leadership elections in the history of ever today, re-elecitng the same slate of leaders who saw them through the 2011-12 legislaitive session. Senate President Pro-...

Local electric company officials were patting themselves on the back last week at a hearing in Harrisburg to review how the utilities performed in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy. Unlike many of you, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission...

With Pennsylvania's uproarious court battle over voter photo identification coming to a head, another court battle over the electoral process, probably more significant, may be overlooked. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court will hold a hearing on Thursday to...

The debate over a $27.66 billion state budget for 2012-13 went into its final furlong Friday as the state Senate gave its approval to the spending plan and lawmakers moved key pieces of supporting legislation into place to meet a......

Two Northampton County townships are leading the charge to overturn a special arrangement that would allow Allentown to use local tax revenues to finance a hockey arena, arguing it unconstitutionally singles out Allentown and allows the city to...