Politics & Policy

Budget negotiations were fraught with concerns over steep increases in property valuations that threatened big tax hikes for many Philly homeowners.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order to stymie what the White House says are discriminatory legislative attacks on the LGBTQ community by Republican-controlled states

Dr. Andrew R. Best Jr. worked in various capacities for the city’s Department of Behavior Health and Intellectual Disability Services.

Homeowners making less than $150,000 will receive a tax credit of $1,500, while those making $150,000 to $250,000 will receive a tax credit of $1,000.

GOP Rep. Kevin Hensley said the state’s nearly $700 million budget surplus warranted a larger credit. Dems who control the budget-writing panel thought otherwise.

According to the state’s Division of Elections, more than 657,000 people voted in Congressional primaries last week, compared to more than 632,000 in 2018.

Experts warn that extremist groups may see anti-LGBTQ rhetoric by influencers as a call to action.

Community Legal Services breaks down a package of bills that aim to lessen the burden for Philly homeowners after residential property values went up by an average of 31%.

Unveiling the clock was the final piece of a three-day event called the Pennsylvania Climate Convergence.

The proposal's potency — and perhaps whether some parts survive — remains undetermined as it's translated into legislation. Here's what's in and out of the agreement.

Pa. legislation that would ban transgender student-athletes from participating on teams corresponding with their gender lean on shoddy science and discriminatory ideas.

Ellis, speaking on her podcast last month, said, “I like to say that Doug Mastriano is the Donald Trump of Pennsylvania.”

Biden told the labor leaders there is “no bigger, stronger voice for working people” than Fetterman, whose election could give Dems control of the Senate.

Republicans in Harrisburg are moving to impeach Philly’s DA, with little input from the city residents who re-elected him last year.

The second Jan. 6 hearing showed former President Trump was told repeatedly there was no election fraud but still pushed 'the big lie' in an attempt to overturn the election