Politics & Policy

Good-government advocates argue that the legislature, swayed by donors and leadership, lacks the political will to rid itself of the perks of being in elected office.

N.J. sees several packed House primary contests as GOP looks to regain seats in November.

The key question is whether lawmakers who appeared to constitute a veto-proof majority in favor of legalization will hold their votes, or bow to pressure to switch.

The Quarterly City Managers Report shows Philadelphia could potentially have a year-end fund balance of $389.9 million.

The nation's governors are diverging over how to respond to mass shootings such as the one that killed 19 students and two teachers at a Texas elementary school.

Mail-in ballots that arrived on time but in envelopes missing dates handwritten by voters have been a flashpoint in recent elections in the key swing state.

McCormick’s campaign has also been waging a fight in court to scrounge for votes that might help him close the gap with Oz.

Ukraine’s foreign minister warned that without a new injection of foreign weapons, Ukrainian forces would not be able to stop Russia's advance in the Donbas.

Some politicians and musicians are dropping out, and gun control advocates are preparing protests.

Introduced by Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson, the seven-point plan is backed by a veto-proof supermajority.

Republicans blocked a domestic terrorism bill that would have opened debate on difficult questions surrounding hate crimes and gun safety.

We should know the results by June 8.

A large body of research shows being denied an abortion limits a person's education, time in the workforce and wages.

While reintroducing his own legislation to control guns and ammunition, Gov. Murphy calls out G.O.P. efforts to unravel the state’s current gun restrictions.

The bill has spent more than a year in the Judiciary Committee, where the Republican chairman has bottled up most proposals to regulate or restrict firearms.