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By: Scott Detrow While officials with Pennsylvania’s state-sponsored college savings program say they’ve taken a hit i ...

By: Scott Detrow A measure guaranteeing equal rights for gay men and women in Pennsylvania passes through a House committee, but s ...

Philadelphia has a big budget gap to close. The budget Mayor Nutter will propose to City Council next week is expected to include service ...

Governor Rendell’s proposal for spending federal education stimulus money is coming under fire from lawmakers who say it unfairly s ...

By: Tom MacDonald The city of Philadelphia is trimming its vehicle fleet in order to cut costs. Fleet Manager James Muller says pa ...

The Philadelphia Orchestra is cutting expenses and staff to make up for a budget shortfall. From WHYY’s Arts and Culture Desk, Alex ...

President Obama’s stimulus package includes healthcare dollars for wellness and prevention programs. The idea is to promote good ha ...

By: Tom MacDonald Mayor Nutter says the city of Philadelphia is getting tough on tax deadbeats. WHYY’s Tom MacDonald’s ...

Philadelphia City Council has two months to wade through 250 applications for a new parks and recreation advisory committee. Council may ...

The union representing nearly 5,000 bus, subway, and trolley operators in Philadelphia has informed SEPTA management it will NOT strike a ...

A new effort to revive depressed commercial corridors will focus on blighted areas of the city. The city of Philadelphia is partnering wi ...

A historic piece of pop-art will be moved by boat from Long Beach Island, New Jersey, to its new home on Long Island, New York, this week ...

Parents, alumni and politicians who don’t want the school district to close William Penn High School in north Philadelphia attended ...