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Children would need a doctor’s note to attend class without getting shots. The proposal could go before full Senate vote Monday.

After weeks of heated debate, City Council passed a bill reducing the value of Philly’s 10-year property tax abatement on new residential construction.

The Liberian immigrant, social worker, and former Pew Fellow is committed to civic engagement through poetry.

Deb Beck is a formidable power player in Harrisburg, influencing the state’s response to a drug addiction epidemic. But critics say 'there is more to the story.’

The program connects high-risk victims with an advocate.

Thrive NJ Coalition’s ‘report card’ gives New Jersey sex ed programs just a ‘C’ grade, saying schools should spend more time on the subject.

Streaming is behind the biggest media revolution in 30 years, since cable TV's rapid growth in the 1980s, and it is looking to expand.

For the fifth year, Broad Street Ministry holds a vigil remembering gun violence victims and the anniversary of the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut.

Philadelphia Police have cleared the SEPTA police officer whose Sig Sauer P320 service weapon discharged unintentionally at a Center City train station.

Philadelphia is poised to adopt a ban on single-use plastic bags, but without a fee or proper enforcement, it won’t be successful.

Things to do this week in N.J., Del. and Pa. include festivals on land and sea, holiday jazz and an annual gala for seniors.

Food trucks would have to move under a bill requested by Drexel that would ban vendors from the block of Market Street between 33rd and 34th streets.

New Jersey’s official Twitter account has gotten noticeably sassier of late. It’s a way to make state government ‘digestible,’ its creators say.

ICE has twice denied requests to tour the Berks County Residential Center, where people are being kept for months while they await administrative hearings.

Republican Councilmember Brian O’Neill lost his battle to ban all roof decks and limit the height of homes in his Far Northeast Philadelphia district.