Politics & Policy

IOC President Thomas Bach avoided taking positions on any political controversies ahead of the beginning of the Beijing Winter Games in a news conference Thursday.

Racial justice took center stage at this year’s National Prayer Breakfast, led by keynote speaker Bryan Stevenson, who leads the Equal Justice Initiative in Alabama.

The operation came as IS has been trying for a resurgence, with a series of attacks in the region, including a 10-day assault late last month to seize a prison.

The plan includes spending money on workers, environmental programs, and a one-time property tax subsidy for lower-income homeowners and renters.

Philly Councilmember Helen Gym plans to introduce legislation Thursday that could protect already overburdened communities by keeping additional pollution out.

Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court is appointing a conservative Commonwealth Court judge to pick the state’s new congressional map.

Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw stressed that even though the numbers are down, people are still dying and families are losing loved ones on a daily basis.

Old wells leak the potent greenhouse gas methane and toxins that can cause health issues for people who live nearby.

The residents who will help push the city to address issues like extreme heat and air pollution bring a wide range of experiences and expertise.

Infrastructure crumbles in Pennsylvania and the nation. Where should the spending go to fix bridges and roads and how long will they take to mend?

Lawmakers are working furiously to update the 135-year-old law that was put in place in the aftermath of the Civil War and came perilously close to unraveling on Jan. 6, 2021.

Some New Jersey lawmakers are putting forward two proposals to address the state’s high property taxes. Here’s what those bills would do.

The most that has ever been spent on a Pa. gubernatorial race was $82 million in 2014, and the most spent on a U.S. Senate race was $164 million in 2016.

Mike Driscoll has been picked by ward leaders to be the Democratic candidate in a special election, virtually ensuring he will replace Bobby Henon on City Council.

We talk Pennsylvania politics this hour - the challenge to mail-in voting and redistricting maps, false Electoral College certifications and the Senate and governor races.