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Train from SEPTA’s Regional rail service arrives at Suburban Station, in Center City (photo by/Bastiaan Slabbers)
Urban Planning

Contract with SEPTA’s largest workers’ union is set to expire this week. Members have been told to stay on the job

This situation may feel familiar: The union and SEPTA agreed to a new contract at this same time last year.

8 hours ago

New Jersey governor-elect Mikie Sherrill attends a photo opportunity in the governor's office in Trenton, N.J., Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025.
Politics & Policy

N.J. Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill announces transition team, lists utility costs, homebuyers credit, kids’ safety as top priorities

Sherrill named Dale Caldwell as the head of her transition team, and said Kellie Doucette will serve as executive director.

8 hours ago

Jack Ciattarelli saluting to the crowd at his election night party
Politics & Policy

President Trump became Jack Ciattarelli’s ultimate liability in the New Jersey gubernatorial race, political experts say

Polling suggested a tight election but did not consider how President Donald Trump would galvanize voters to the polls.

8 hours ago

A display shows the status of flights at Newark Liberty International Airport
Community

FAA reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 ‘high-volume’ markets during government shutdown

The agency is confronting staffing shortages caused by air traffic controllers, who are working unpaid, with some calling out of work during the shutdown.

9 hours ago

An election sign on a lawn
Politics & Policy

Philly suburbs record highest off-year voter turnout since 2011

Voters in Bucks, Chester, Delaware and Montgomery counties showed up in droves, despite there being no big-ticket federal race.

9 hours ago

A person votes at a grocery store while another person walks by with a basket of food items
Politics & Policy

In Election 2025, the economy’s still the main thing, according to the AP Voter Poll

The economic challenges have played out in different ways at the local level. Most New Jersey voters said property taxes were a “major problem."

10 hours ago

New Jersey Democratic Gov. elect Mikie Sherrill speaks during an election night party in East Brunswick, N.J., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.
Politics & Policy

New Jersey election results 2025: Here’s who won and who lost

Democrat Mikie Sherrill defeated Republican Jack Ciattarelli in the governor’s race. All 80 seats in the state General Assembly were also up for election.

14 hours ago

Voters come and go at the Corporal Jimmy O'Connor Memorial Recreation Center in North Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

Philly voter turnout rose to 34% this election — the highest in at least a decade. Here’s why

Off-year elections are typically sleepy. But this year’s cycle had more intrigue than usual.

14 hours ago

Dairy products, which are covered by the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), is displayed for sale at a grocery store Friday, Oct. 31, 2025.
Courts & Law

SNAP partial benefits will be delayed by Trump admin’s red-tape process, Pa. officials say

Pennsylvania officials are asking the federal government to allow them to use a swifter method to calculate each household’s partial payment.

15 hours ago

Election workers prepare ballots for scanning at the City of Philadelphia Election Warehouse in North Philadelphia.
Politics & Policy

Pa. election 2025: Here’s who won and who lost; full results

Democrats swept major races in Philadelphia and the suburbs, as well as statewide judicial contests.

17 hours ago

People wait in line outside the Bucks County government building to apply for an on-demand mail ballot on the last day to request one in Doylestown, Pa., Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024.
Politics & Policy

Election 2025: How Philly’s suburbs voted on open space, policing ballot questions

A Chester County township has voted to keep its police department, while two Montco townships had different responses to questions on tax increases for open space benefits.

18 hours ago

Gov. elect Mikie Sherrill and Lt. Gov. elect Dale Caldwell celebrate
Politics & Policy

Democrats dominate as economic woes take a toll on Trump’s GOP: Takeaways from Election Day 2025

Trump was largely absent from the campaign trail, but the GOP candidates closely aligned themselves with the president.

19 hours ago

Rowhouses in Wilmington
Community

Little Living hopes to expand Delaware affordable housing effort to Kent County, but outside of zoning restrictions

A $25 million project by Little Living would transform 22.5 acres of land into a solar-powered community for Kent County's working class.

21 hours ago

Erica Deuso posing for a photo outdoors
Politics & Policy

Downingtown elects Pennsylvania’s first openly transgender mayor

Democrat Erica Deuso defeated Republican Richard Bryant in the borough of Downingtown’s mayoral election.

1 day ago

Joe Khan smiles
Politics & Policy

Joe Khan becomes first Democrat to be elected Bucks County district attorney since the 1800s

Khan, a former Bucks County solicitor, bested Republican incumbent Jennifer Schorn, who was appointed district attorney in January 2024.

1 day ago

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