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Carstarphen’s win was seen as a fait accompli, given his support from the S. Jersey Democratic machine. His challengers resolved to keep challenging the status quo in Camden.

Former N.J. Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli will now challenge Democratic incumbent Gov. Phil Murphy in November.

The Pa. legislature is able to flex this new power because voters approved a constitutional amendment during the May 18 primary limiting a governor’s authority.

Doctors who perform an abortion would have to provide a written statement that it was not motivated in any way by a prenatal diagnosis or test indicating Down Syndrome.

Houlahan's entry would have brought a considerable presence to the race for the Democratic nomination from the heavily populated southeastern corner of Pennsylvania.

The progressive activists staged a sit-in within Mayor Jim Kenney’s office. They oppose proposed cuts to the city’s business and parking taxes.

At the Please Touch Museum Tuesday, Philadelphia and Pa. health officials discussed safety guidelines for children who can’t get the vaccine yet.

The governor was often peeved last year when residents were being told to quarantine when visiting New Jersey or Pennsylvania. This year he’s optimistic that won’t happen.

In Camden, several people trying to cast their ballots told WHYY News there were issues at least three of the city’s 40 polling places.

Wingard, a West Chester native, will be the first Black president in the university’s 137-year history.

New Jersey’s embattled corrections commissioner has announced his resignation, a day after Gov. Phil Murphy said the state would shutter its only women’s prison.

Melony Roy has been promoted to news/digital director at WHYY. As director of digital news, Roy also had been serving as interim news director.

The outcome of the race will determine the balance of power in Harrisburg and could radically shape policies on everything from abortion to voting rights.

Buoyed by $3 billion in excess tax revenue and more than $7 billion in stimulus dollars, Democrats want the state to go big, while Republicans are wary of huge new spending.

Representatives voted 164 to 38 for the bill, which would permit dispensing a three-month supply at a time, up from one month's supply.