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The rage in the state Capitol right now is the surplus that state government rolled up in the almost-ended fiscal year, helped by strong corporate and sales tax collections.

The battle to contain the worst U.S. measles outbreak in 27 years has a new front: summer camp.

The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of a 55-year-old Canadian man who fell ill on a cruise ship en route to New Jersey Friday morning.

Grace Baptist Church of Germantown demolished its community center to make way for a new 15,000-square-foot, energy-efficient building to provide enhanced community services.

Severe thunderstorms are possible at the Jersey Shore on Sunday, forecasters say. 

The United States gets back on the field at the Women's World Cup on Sunday, just as the uproar following its opening 13-0 win is quieting down.

Black- and minority-owned businesses lose out on the majority of city contracts even though people of color make up the majority of Philadelphia’s population.

A Senate bill would phase out the foams on military installations by the end of 2023, but a House proposal wouldn’t do so until 2029.

A year after his death, the host of “Parts Unknown” is being honored by his home state.

House Bill 629 passed the house and currently sits in the Senate Insurance and Banking Committee, where past versions of this bill have all stalled. 

After criticism of its handling of Mariner East, the commission said the ‘time is ripe’ to enhance rules.

The first-of-its-kind fund in the Garden State will offer financial settlements to survivors of clergy sex abuse and comes amid an investigation by state AG Gurbir Grewal.

Many of Pennsylvania's voting machines only record votes electronically.

The General Assistance program gives small sums of cash — roughly $200 a month — to the poorest people in Pa. who don't have dependents and don't qualify for other assistance.

The future of the Germantown Special Services District is in doubt after commercial property owners voted to block its re-authorization.