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With remote learning, many parents took on the role of part-time teacher to their children.

The PGW Business Diversification Study aims to tackle the question: How can the city meet its climate goals while owning a fossil fuel company?

The two maps released late Wednesday would likely be better for GOP candidates than the current, court-drawn map is, but lawmakers say neither will be their final draft.

Many new municipal buildings in Philadelphia will need to meet a higher standard of sustainability, under a bill City Council passed Thursday.

A jury has convicted Jussie Smollett on five of six charges he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lied to Chicago police about it.

More than half of Pennsylvania 3- and 4-year-olds don’t have access to public preschool programs, even with slow, steady state funding increases over the past several years

The bill expressly bars residents and auto businesses from using public sidewalks and streets to repair and sell cars.

Democratic politicians in Pa. spoke on how anti-abortion policies presented by conservatives are harmful for citizens of the commonwealth.

The three-judge panel said there was a “unique legislative need” for documents that the committee has requested.

Casinos and cigar lounges are exempted from a statewide smoking ban in indoor public facilities and workplaces. Workers say that should no longer be the case.

School bus drivers with Teamsters Local 326 are on strike for better benefits from First Student bus company. They’ve been without a contract since August 31.

Removals still happen and disparities based on race, gender, and disability status persist. Some advocates fear the pandemic could stall or reverse recent gains.

The National Labor Relations Board said Thursday that workers voted 19-8 in favor of a union at one of three locations. The board is still counting votes for two other stores.

A federal judge has denied a request from a group of parents who want to stop Gov. Phil Murphy’s mask requirement for anyone in a school building.

The U.S. is expanding COVID-19 boosters, ruling that 16- and 17-year-olds can get a third dose of Pfizer’s vaccine.