Politics & Policy

The step comes as some Camden property owners fear losing their homes to tax sales because of the department’s lack of action.

“This Senate will be different,” said Schumer, D-N.Y. “The Senate is going to debate and address the epidemic of gun violence in this country.”

The projects spread across six counties will add 191 megawatts of solar energy in the state, nearly double how much is produced statewide now.

Two proposals that will be before voters this May have drawn the ire of Republican leaders in the state House and Senate.

The Department of Environmental Protection is increasingly focusing on the roughly 1,800 miles of tidal marshes, estuaries and back bays of New Jersey’s coastal zone.

Ward announced Monday that the Wolf administration's failure to advertise a proposed constitutional amendment doesn't justify using the emergency amendment process.

The measure is expected to pass the House but faces long odds in the Senate, leading some advocates to call for the end of the legislative filibuster.

Lloyd Austin arrived in the Afghan capital amid swirling questions about how long American troops will remain in the country.

Biden spoke out against anti-Asian American and Pacific Islander hate and harassment since before the spa shootings. Now, community leaders want concrete responses.

Lawmakers and advocates say if the suspect in the deadly Atlanta-area shootings had been forced to wait before getting a gun, he might not have acted on his impulse.

Particularly in the House, which remains partly shuttered by the pandemic and where lawmakers heard gunshots ring out during the siege, trust is low.

The World War I exploits of Alvin C. York netted Gary Cooper a best actor Academy Award and Pa. Sen. Doug Mastriano a degree, a book deal — and academic backlash.

The bill has just four co-sponsors, a reflection of how difficult it is to garner support in Harrisburg for measures that pare back government perks.

Officials said the risk was too great to admit ticket holders from overseas during a pandemic. The Japanese public has also opposed fans from abroad.

The budget fills a $5.6 million deficit via the city’s tax stabilization reserves, but layoffs or tax increases could come if City Council adds lots of new spending.