Politics & Policy

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.

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.