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While a report from New Jersey Policy Perspective said the state did not set aside enough aid, the state argues the program did not see as much demand as expected.

Officials said the funds will help address the critical need to boost a skilled labor force in Philadelphia as the life sciences industry grows.

Willie Stokes' lawyers say that prosecutors at the time never disclosed they had charged his chief accuser with perjury after the trial.

If City Council passes the bill and it becomes law, the Philadelphia Beverage Tax would disappear on July 1, the first day of the city’s next fiscal year.

The mandate is first taking effect first in jurisdictions that didn’t challenge the requirement in court.

A Tennessee school district has voted to ban a Pulitzer Prize winning graphic novel about the Holocaust due to “inappropriate language" and an illustration of a nude woman.

The groups are asking a court to order the agency to update its standards for large incinerators, saying the EPA was supposed to do so at least 10 years ago.

The legislation comes as some states, cities, and counties consider all-electric building codes as a way to fight climate change.

The funding is aimed to help keep burned-out health care workers on board during a staffing crisis.

In his veto message, the Democratic governor said the map failed “the test of fundamental fairness.”

Gov. John Carney’s latest spending plan increases state spending by 4.6% over the current year and is reflective of strong revenue numbers.

One lawsuit out of Montgomery County says axing mask policies forces parents of medically fragile school children to pull their children out of in-person learning.

Philadelphia Housing Authority plans to move forward with relocation of Westpark residents over the next 90 days. Where people will go is an open question.

I own a home in the Lea Elementary catchment. My family will benefit from Penn’s proposed $5 million investment in the school. I don’t think it’s fair.

In the shadow of the Rail Park, neighborhoods are changing. The park’s backers hope to shape the area’s evolution and curb displacement.