Politics & Policy

Carney vetoes a bill passed earlier this month that would have allowed recreational marijuana use in the First State. He says it’s not in the state’s best interest.

State Sen. Art Haywood said his bill — informed in part by the police killing of Christian Hall — would address the “appearance of bias” that erodes trust in law enforcement.

The national Republican Party is taking the side of celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz in Pa.’s neck-and-neck GOP primary contest for U.S. Senate.

David McCormick’s campaign is suing in a Pa. court over his neck-and-neck Republican primary contest for the U.S. Senate against celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz.

Currently inside the city Commerce Department, the referendum could make it a cabinet-level department to be more competitive with other major cities.

The contract is to last for another six months, through Nov. 18, under an extension signed last week by Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward.

President Joe Biden wanted to end Title 42 immigration limitations on Monday, but a federal judge in Louisiana issued a nationwide injunction that keeps them intact.

The much-ballyhooed World Economic Forum in the Swiss Alpine town of Davos gets underway this week after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Polish President Andrzej Duda has traveled to Kyiv to support Ukraine's goal of European Union membership.

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has been released from the hospital after a stay of more than a week following a stroke.

The Russian Defense Ministry claimed to be taking Ukrainian soldiers into custody after announcing that its forces had removed the last holdouts.

Biden signed the legislation while he was traveling in Seoul, South Korea, after the bill was flown to him during his first visit to the region as president.

The mayor wants to increase the Philly’s homestead property exemption. Councilmember Brian O’Neill wants to double it to the state’s limit.

More than half a billion dollars in federal and state funds will go to nearly 30 water systems in New Jersey, serving about 6 million residents.

Wilmington approved the city’s first property tax hike in five years, but Mayor Mike Purzycki says it doesn’t do enough to raise revenue and could lead to layoffs.