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Councilmember Parker, who introduced the measure in May, is hoping job opportunities would accompany cuts in the rate to 17%, from 25%.

Though discussion about increasing diversity in all aspects of American life goes on and some changes have been adopted, advocates so far see little systemic progress.

Tamara Russell, aka P.O.C., hit the streets to see how residents feel about Philly Weekly’s gun violence contest, which asks readers to guess the city’s homicide total.

Republican legislators in state capitols across the nation are pushing what experts say is an unprecedented wave of bills aimed at restricting access to the ballot box.

Pennsylvania Sens. Doug Mastriano and Cris Dush, and Rep. Rob Kauffman are making a pilgrimage to Phoenix to check out the state Senate GOP’s partisan audit of the election.

Three firms chosen from more than a dozen responding to a March request for proposals will move forward with a public engagement process for the redesign.

Camden voters choose the next mayor Tuesday. The question: Can any of the challengers be the first in decades to beat the Democratic machine’s candidate?

As coronavirus cases decrease and vaccination rates continue to grow, weddings — as we knew them pre-pandemic — are starting to make a comeback.

Haitians in Pennsylvania are celebrating a move by President Joe Biden’s administration that effectively reverses another immigration policy of former President Donald Trump.

A group of city lawmakers is asking the Kenney administration to spend at least $50 million on anti-violence efforts designed to keep young people safe from gun violence.

However, not all N.J. police departments have received their cameras, as some are waiting for their orders to come in. Evidence on their effectiveness is mixed.

Of the 50,000 COVID-19 cases diagnosed since the start of the year, 99.3% of the patients were unvaccinated people.

Attorneys released new video footage of the I-676 incident showing protesters cornered by police at a fenced embankment.

Philadelphia commissioners voted last week to count undated mail ballots submitted in May’s primary. They changed course after a letter from Gov. Wolf.

SEPTA and city officials invited riders to return after more than a year of shutdowns and restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19.