Politics & Policy

Philadelphia has been one of the lowest-rated agencies in the department’s stoplight-colored rating system for grading county-based agencies.

In all, the agency estimates it owes $19.4 million to tens of thousands of people who were erroneously charged an inflated interest rate between 2006 and 2016.

New Jersey’s top environmental regulator said its floodplain property buyback program “definitely needs expansion” to help mitigate the effects of climate change.

Despite steep odds, advocates are seizing the moment with urgency — fearing a window is closing to normalize the status of millions of immigrants.

The subpoenas compel four former officials to produce sought-after documents, relevant to the Jan. 6 attack, by Oct. 7 and then sit for a deposition the following week.

The state of Pennsylvania has $30 million to spend on anti-violence programs, and this time around community groups are targeted for the money.

An internal report indicated that motorists who do not use E-ZPass have a nearly 1 in 2 chance of riding without paying under the “toll-by-plate” license plate camera system.

The Wolf administration is focused on general improvements to nursing homes, including increasing the amount of direct care residents get each day.

Cook Political Report, which is tracking gubernatorial races around the country, has the race rated as one of the country’s few true toss-ups.

Southeastern Pa. has a clean water crisis brewing. Biden’s infrastructure bill could help.

We look discuss the growing restrictions the Taliban is imposing in Afghanistan and discuss resettling Afghan evacuees in America.

State Rep. Kevin Boyle of Philadelphia has been sidelined over what he called “incorrect information” about him. Democratic leaders have not disclosed the reason for the move.

The House has approved legislation to fund the government, suspend its borrowing limit and provide federal disaster and refugee aid.

The Philadelphia Parking Authority could vote as soon as next month to limit workers from taking on jobs like Ward Leader and Committee member posts.

A commission added a carveout to count those serving sentences that will end after April 1, 2030 — the date of the next census — in prison districts.