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The Kenney administration wants to add about $1 million to the Office of Homeless Services budget. The money would be used to keep families in their homes.

Philly Council President Darrell Clarke intervened in a city land sale to help the developer who leased him space for his district office at a reduced rate.

Even Gritty showed up to twirl a colorful flag.

In one study at Monmouth University, researchers are evaluating water quality at popular surfing beaches along the Jersey shore.

A teenager was rushed to a hospital after he was pulled from an Ocean County lagoon Saturday, authorities say. 

The department’s directive hasn’t been updated since Blackberrys were a thing.

In a statement, Leach proclaimed his exoneration but apologized to "anyone who may have been offended" by his sexual jokes.

The Trump administration is cracking down on fetal tissue research with new hurdles for government-funded scientists working on a range of health threats.

The Game Commission plans to bring the bear north, to the mountains he would typically call home.

Mnuchin, speaking on the sidelines of a meeting of financial leaders of the G20, urged China to follow suit and return to stalled negotiations.

NASA announced Friday that it will open the International Space Station to private astronauts, with the first visit as early as next year.

Tens of thousands of industry leaders came to the city this week for BIO, an international convention. Local boosters pitched Philly’s advantages.

The Catholic Church spent more on lobbying efforts in Pennsylvania than in seven other northeastern U.S. states combined, according to a recent report covering 2011-2018.

The minimum wage has been the same since 2009. Gov. Tom Wolf and his fellow Democrats want to more than double it. Though it looks like they are willing to settle for less.

Saying America has a “housing affordability crisis,” Booker’s proposal also seeks to end restrictive zoning laws that keep low-cost housing out of many communities.