The inauguration of Gov. Josh Shapiro at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg on Jan. 17, 2023. This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, positive ...

(WHTM) — A resolution to study replacing the Pennsylvania state song received bipartisan support and will advance to the State Senate. House Resolution 25, sponsored by Rep. Joe Ciresi (D-146) among ...

Legislators say the state song is hard to sing, and doesn’t exactly inspire listeners to turn up the volume. A resolution is in the works to get a new arrangement across the airwaves. The current song ...

ALL RIGHT. ETHAN. THANK YOU. AS WE MENTIONED EARLIER, THERE’S AN EFFORT TO REPLACE THE STATE’S SONG, A RESOLUTION TO STUDY THE STATE SONG JUST PASSED THE HOUSE, SO WE ASKED FOR YOUR SUGGESTIONS ON THE ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Conversation surrounding the naming of a new state song has one Berks County lawmaker proposing the composition of a local musician known to many. Berks County bluegrass, jazz and ...

A state senator representing Berks County has announced a bill that could designate a new state song for Pennsylvania. Sen. Judy Schwank has issued a proposal for legislation that would designate “My ...

Russ Diamond has written you a song. You and 13 million other Pennsylvanians who have been living under the pall of an official commonwealth anthem so dull and uninspiring, critics say, it demands a ...

An effort to replace the Pennsylvania state song is underway at the state capitol. A resolution passed by the House would create an independent commission to study the history of the state song, ...

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