Politics & Policy

Gov. Josh Shapiro said Thursday he will not allow Pennsylvania to execute any inmates while he is in office and called for the state's lawmakers to repeal the death penalty.

Terrill Haigler plans to host a series of one-on-one interviews with mayoral candidates about illegal dumping and sustainability.

Gov. Phil Murphy announced plans Wednesday to make New Jersey a national leader in clean energy.

There’s no “copy-and-paste formula” that leads to political success, a social media strategist said.

Researchers found that more than half of Republicans believe the country should be a strictly Christian nation.

The shootdowns came in steady succession over the weekend, after alarms were raised earlier over an object that the U.S. said was a surveillance balloon deployed by China.

Shapiro’s attendance raised an unexpected question: When is a gift to a public official not a gift?

Haley, 51, is the first in a long line of Republicans who are expected to launch 2024 campaigns in the coming months.

Advocates argue that new legislation upping penalties for fentanyl will unfairly punish people from communities impacted by the war on drugs.

David Oh, elected to Philadelphia City Council in 2012, resigned from his at-large seat to enter the mayoral race. He is the sole Republican candidate so far.

The bill would close a loophole in the state's 2006 indoor smoking law written specifically to exempt casinos from bans on smoking indoors.

We pulled the lists of top contributors, and also noted when several employees from the same company all gave large amounts.

As the legislative session picks up, Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a host of changes to the state’s cannabis laws.

Gov. Phil Murphy said a new program will tackle food insecurity by offsetting the rising cost of food and groceries since the beginning of the pandemic.

The 2020 election continues to haunt officials in Delaware County, who are still dealing with lawsuits alleging election fraud, despite no substantial evidence.