Politics & Policy

Philadelphia’s more than $5 billion spending plan is designed to promote racial equity while also trying to make the city safer and better for all.

New Jersey Senate President Nick Scutari has announced he plans to form a joint committee to investigate the hold up over recreational weed sales.

Trump White House daily diary and call log documents from the day of the attack on the Capitol were obtained by the House Jan. 6 select committee.

City Councilmembers Kendra Brooks and Jamie Gauthier, Senator Elizabeth Warren, and local union leaders joined a virtual gathering on Tuesday in support of the bill.

The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act is named after the Black teenager whose killing in Mississippi in the summer of 1955 became a galvanizing moment in the civil rights era.

The bill would require legislators and staff in both the state House and Senate to post their expenses online on a quarterly basis.

A Republican proposal to prevent transgender girls from competing in girls’ school sports is advancing in the Pennsylvania Legislature.

The proposals directly oppose the wishes of advocates who have for years pushed to remove elected officials from the process and give the power to average Pennsylvanians.

A slate of bills reference the energy situation in Europe caused by Russia’s war with Ukraine, though many of the issues the bills would address have lingered for years.

The Philly Wealth Tax could bring in $150 to $400 million a year, backers say.

The federal case against Johnson hinges on a claim that bribe money was funneled through his wife, who collected fees from the co-defendants.

President Biden's budget plan calls for higher taxes on the wealthy, lower budget deficits, more money for police and greater funding for education, public health and housing.

Russia's war in Ukraine has prompted an exodus from Russia, including many Americans living there.

This year, a protracted court battle over new legislative maps led to significant delays in finalizing district lines, cutting the petition timeline in half.

As more kayakers, paddleboarders, and swimmers take to the Delaware, the commercial shipping industry pushes back, citing safety issues.