Politics & Policy

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.

The state’s acting secretary of state, Leigh Chapman, said that the vote totals for the top two finishers fall within the margin in state law for a mandatory recount.

National voices say Pennsylvania’s next executive could wield great influence over the 2024 presidential election, and the country’s future.

Ron Avi Astor, a mass shooting expert and professor, said the approach to gun law reform should begin at the community level, with discussions between schools and residents.

The order will be signed Wednesday, the second anniversary of the murder of George Floyd while in police custody. But it only applies to federal law enforcement.

Chester officials and the state-appointed receiver responsible for saving the city’s worsening finances discussed the few remaining options for Chester.

The executive order includes changes to policies on use of force and restrictions on the flow of surplus military hardware to local police.

Fallout from last week’s primary election in Pennsylvania is playing out in the General Assembly.

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.