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FILE - Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale
Politics & Policy
WESA

‘Democratic energy’, and anger at Trump, powered wins up and down Pa. ballot, observers say

In the final days of the campaign, President Donald Trump and Barack Obama weighed in on the Pennsylvania race, which drew national attention and spending.

36 mins ago

Exterior of the Capitol building
Politics & Policy
WITF

Lawmaker departures won’t upend Pa. House control, but budget gridlock persists

Lawmakers aren’t saying much about where budget negotiations stand. Legislative leaders met with Gov. Josh Shapiro in his Capitol office last week.

1 hour ago

Marching bands including brass sections and bagpipes could be seen at the 2022 Philadelphia Veterans Parade. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Veterans Day celebrations, West Philly’s Peoplehood Parade, Asian American Film Festival and more in this week’s ‘Things To Do’

Nov. 6–9: Leslie Jones in Delaware, an “epic” singalong in Philly and Appel Farms' 65th anniversary in South Jersey are among the highlights.

5 hours ago

Listen 4:50
Fishtown residents Courtney Kelly Peters and Tatiana Swedek
Community

Fishtown residents deliver food to neighbors amid SNAP benefits freeze

The White House will comply with a court order to partially fund SNAP, but not every food stamp recipient will receive the allotted half benefit amount this month.

6 hours ago

Charlotte Safrit, of Allentown, Pa.
Health

Philly-area cancer survivors, doctors say new, nonhormonal menopause drug expands treatment options

Certified menopause doctors say elinzanetant, a nonhormonal drug for hot flashes, could be a new option for women who can’t take hormone treatment therapies.

7 hours ago

Listen 4:20
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.

17 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.

17 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.

18 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.

18 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.

19 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."

19 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.

23 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.

23 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.

1 day 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.

1 day ago

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