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The Earned Income Tax Credit has support from both Democrats and Republicans since it’s believed to keep people employed and off government assistance.

On Saturday, the stretch of North Broad Street between Oxford Street and Girard Avenue will be renamed “Rev. Dr. Leon H. Sullivan Way” in his honor.

A Bucks County jury has reached a mixed verdict in the case of Sean Kratz, convicting him of first- and second-degree murder, and finding him guilty of voluntary manslaughter.

With just a month left in City Council’s fall session, outgoing Councilmember Jannie Blackwell unveiled big plans for her West Philadelphia district.

The company is looking to overturn a decision that denied its bid to condemn state-owned lands for $1 billion pipeline project.

The ultimate goal was to make students more sensitive as graduated professionals to those grappling with the realities of being impoverished and to better meet their needs.

Affected would be those convicted of nonviolent drug and property offenses. Current inmates could petition for early release under the new policy.

Marie Yovanovitch, the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine who was ousted from her position, testified Friday in a public hearing as part of the impeachment inquiry.

In its updated galleries, the Penn Museum asks hard questions about African cultural appropriation.

So far, 15 parties have expressed interest in the complex, though their identities were not disclosed. Philadelphia Energy Solutions may hold an auction.

A developer’s son called Erwin Church a racial slur and punched him a year ago, but charges were dismissed. Church is filing a civil suit.

Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a bill Thursday that will provide lawyers to low-income tenants facing eviction.

A new poll finds that regardless of political belief, many Americans say they have a hard time figuring out if information is true.

The approval was seen as a blow to the vaping industry in New Jersey, which argued against the prohibition and claimed it could have unintended consequences.

Some New Jersey officials think the state should consider placing a limit on how many casinos would be allowed to operate in Atlantic City.