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Mikie Sherrill addressing the crowd at a rally
Elections
Government
New Jersey

New Jersey election 2025: What to know about Mikie Sherrill and the race for governor

She says her three top priorities as governor will be affordability, protecting kids and making state government more accountable.

3 weeks ago

State treasurer Stacy Garrity speaks at the Pennsylvania Republican Party’s fall meeting with an American flag behind her
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. GOP endorses state Treasurer Stacy Garrity for 2026 governor race

State Sen. Doug Mastriano, the party’s nominee in 2022, blasted the decision as a “coronation” and said it would not impact whether he runs this time.

3 weeks ago

President Donald Trump speaks as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick listens in the Oval Office of the White House
Government
Immigration

Trump signs proclamation adding $100K annual fee for H-1B visa applications

This move is among the changes to the program for highly skilled foreign workers, which has come under scrutiny by the administration.

3 weeks ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro shakes hands with state Senate Majority Leader Joe Pittman.
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics
WITF

Political gridlock continues over Pa. budget, straining finances for counties, schools, nonprofits

Despite their insistence a few weeks ago that a deal was as near as a few days away, neither chamber convened in the Capitol for a voting session during the week of Sept. 15.

4 weeks ago

Overhead photo of a residential area
Government
Law
Pennsylvania

Delaware County Council creates human relations commission. How it will work is still up in the air

The council tabled a law that would’ve empowered the new commission to mediate discrimination complaints, leaving the body’s scope up in the air.

4 weeks ago

In this photo combo Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., left, speaking during a news conference, Feb. 13, 2024, in Washington and former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli speaking, Feb. 4, 2025, at Rider University in Lawrenceville, N.J.
Elections
Government Accountability
New Jersey

New Jersey is guaranteed 3 gubernatorial debates. Here’s why

Gubernatorial candidates who accept public funds for themselves and their running mates are required to participate in debates largely sponsored by media outlets.

4 weeks ago

The Chester Covanta incinerator
PlanPhilly
Environment
Philadelphia

Tons of Philadelphia’s trash are burned in Chester. A bill in City Council could stop that

The proposal would require the city to rethink its waste disposal contracts after they expire next summer.

4 weeks ago

Federal agents patrol the halls of immigration court
NPR
Government
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Trump administration rushes to rent space for immigration officers conducting raids

ICE has also requested that GSA identify existing federally owned or leased property that might be suitable for their use in Philadelphia and other cities.

4 weeks ago

Donald Trump and Viktor Orbán shaking hands while sitting next to each other
Government Accountability
Media
TV

Trump’s moves against the media mirror approaches by authoritarian leaders to silence dissent

Trump has filed lawsuits against outlets whose coverage he dislikes, threatened to revoke TV broadcast licenses and sought to bend news organizations to his will.

4 weeks ago

Side by side photos of Jimmy Kimmel and Donald Trump
Government Accountability
Media
TV

Kimmel’s suspension is the latest display of Trump’s growing power over the U.S. media landscape

Trump's reach has extended deep into the private sector, using the federal government apparatus to pressure companies to make changes that can reshape the public dialogue.

4 weeks ago

Matt Meyer speaks
Delaware
Health Care

Delaware leads coalition of states pushing Congress to approve extending government health care subsidies

Delaware and 17 other states are pushing for extending the ACA health care subsidies. Those states include Maryland, New Jersey and New York.

4 weeks ago

Immigrant advocates hold signs at a rally in Philadelphia
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Protests

‘A void of leadership’: Pa. immigrant advocates call on Gov. Josh Shapiro to end state collaboration with ICE

Organizers also urged the governor to support a law that would grant driver’s licenses to all residents.

4 weeks ago

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Josh Shapiro and Donald Trump photos side by side
Food & Drink
Government Accountability
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
WESA

Trump admin. threatens to withhold $460M in food-stamp funding if Pa. doesn’t share personal data

A long-simmering battle between Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro and the White House over the state’s food-stamp program is set to come to a head by the end of this week.

4 weeks ago

Danitra Sherman, deputy advocacy and policy director
Government Accountability
Immigration
Pennsylvania
Policing

Bucks County judge considers sheriff’s ICE agreement as immigration advocates rally outside the courthouse

A judge will determine whether Bucks County Sheriff Fred Harran could make a deal with ICE on his own without the county commissioner’s approval.

4 weeks ago

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Charlie Kirk looks on
Media
Philadelphia
Politics

Montgomery County Democratic official resigns after backlash to her Facebook comments on Charlie Kirk’s death

In a now-deleted post, Jennifer Stomsky criticized Democrats’ response to the assassination.

4 weeks ago

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