Politics & Policy

Montgomery County officials have been collecting community input on the proposed real estate tax increase. The final 2023 budget is due by Dec. 15.

The group will make recommendations on compensation for institutional discrimination against African Americans by mid-2023.

Vanguard withdrew from a global network of asset managers committed to cutting carbon emissions. The company says it was to preserve independence and prevent confusion.

Sinema's move is unlikely to change the power balance in the Senate, as it comes days after Sen. Warnock won the Georgia runoff election to give Democrats a 51-49 majority.

After forming an exploratory committee, former Trenton Mayor Doug Palmer will formally endorse Asm. Dan Benson for Mercer County Executive.

The 44-member commission is expected to meet four times per year to help advise the government on issues relevant to young people in the state.

President Joe Biden is expected to promptly sign the measure, which requires all states to recognize same-sex marriages.

Advocacy groups say greater clarity about the terms “sex,” “religious creed” and “race” would be a significant step forward.

SEPTA is a state agency, but its ridership is overwhelmingly from Philly. The city’s next mayor will need to step up its involvement, writes transit advocate Matt Sullivan.

Warnock's win now gives Democrats firm control of the Senate and makes life easier for them in a number of ways.

In the closing days of his final term in office, Gov. Tom Wolf is backing a regulatory change that would formalize nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people.

At issue is a new legal theory that could conceivably give state legislatures virtually unchecked power over federal elections and erode major principles of democracy.

Philly’s largest journalism and community engagement collaboration will help prepare residentscitizen for the election in November 2023.

Allison Chris Myers, a Navy veteran, will oversee the state’s Civil Services Commission.

The victory by the state’s first Black senator ensures Democrats an outright majority in the chamber for the rest of President Joe Biden’s term.