Politics & Policy

A poll from the Lenfest Institute shows similar concerns among voters of all ages, but very different approaches to solving the problems.

Research focused on the issues thought to be at the forefront of voters’ minds as Philadelphia prepares to elect new city leaders.

Activists say allowing oil company ConocoPhillips to move forward with the Willow drilling plan breaks Biden’s campaign promise to stop new oil drilling on public lands.

McConnell’s office says his doctors discovered over the weekend that he had also suffered a “minor rib fracture” after he tripped and fell.

A group of lawmakers says city schools need $5 billion for repairs. They want to use some of the state’s budget surplus to fund the projects.

The Pa. House Democrats acknowledged that they were made aware of the allegations against Rep. Mike Zabel in 2019.

The veteran lawmaker’s tenure has been built on support for police and preservation of his district’s suburban feel.

One sponsor says current law turns “a sacred space into an unsafe space.” A lawyer who opposes the bill calls it “anti-Catholic bigotry.”

The California lender was taken over by regulators after a "run" on the bank. The Treasury secretary says the U.S. won't come to the bank's rescue like it did for others in th

Pence said Trump's "reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day," in his most forceful rebuke yet of his two-time running mate.

Anthony Morris was a successful 18th century Philadelphia brewer. He was also elected mayor — but not more than once.

The city discontinued the discount in 2021 amid a revenue shortfall caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

State representatives approved a bill to create the framework for the state’s marijuana marketplace and tax structure.

Several Atlantic City casino dealers with cancer, and others who fear they may develop it, are asking New Jersey lawmakers to ban smoking in the state's casinos.

“I think that it is time that we have an underdog to be the watchdog for working Pennsylvanians,” Kenyatta told reporters at a news conference outside the state Capitol.