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Only a few dozen addiction recovery homes in Pennsylvania have applied for a license despite the licensing program being designed to bring more oversight to the industry.

The mayor’s proposed budget reflects a troubling imbalance in the approach to public safety, writes Keisha Hudson of the Defender Association.

The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases.

The city of Chester sees sale of the CWA as a ticket to financial recovery, but the authority and customers opposed to the sale will get another day in court.

The man accused in the shooting of 10 people on a Brooklyn subway has been arrested and charged with a federal terrorism offense.

The briefings emphasize police responses to shootings, which attendees and experts believe contributes to harmful portrayals of gun violence in the media.

The tax levied on the sale of property went to 4% in 2017. That’s $12,000 on a $300,000 home. Proponents of the bill want to return the tax to 3%.

Delaware’s Inland Bays wetlands has faced significant losses. The state’s environmental agency hopes to restore and conserve the watershed by improving land management.

Months after Pennsylvania's prohibition on plastic regulations expired, more Main Line communities are moving ahead with their plans to reduce plastic waste.

Closing arguments in the three-week trial focused on contrasting explanations of the true intent of consulting fees paid to the Council member’s wife.

Hundreds of union workers came out to hear the Vice President talk about worker protections and the value of organized labor during a Philadelphia visit.

In a wild day where Trump denied candidate Bill McSwain an endorsement in the GOP primary race, Jake Corman will stay in at Trump’s request.

In New Jersey, the maternal mortality rate for Black people is seven times higher than the rate for white people.

Columnist Solomon Jones examines the differences in American policies for immigrants and refugees from Black and brown countries and Ukraine.

The Philadelphia Bar Association is offering free confidential legal advice to the public for its annual Law Week from Monday, April 25 to Friday, April 29.