Politics & Policy

After interviewing someone who tests positive, contact tracers notify people who were in close contact with that person and encourage them to get tested.

Turzai announced in January he would not seek reelection this fall and would instead pursue a job in the private sector.

The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative sets a limit on carbon emissions from power plants, which must purchase a credit for each ton of carbon dioxide they emit.

Police used tear gas to disperse protesters blocking traffic in both directions, then continued to use it as demonstrators scrambled up a steep embankment.

The governor says he'll reject the measure, which Republicans say he doesn't have the power to do.

It's not clear exactly when House Speaker Mike Turzai will depart, though he’s expected to outline a timetable Wednesday.

Companies across the country say the pandemic is interfering with their ability to comply with laws that protect the public from pollution.

For the past year, the Montco senator has clashed with Jay Costa, his party leader, over sexual harassment allegations. Now, Leach might sue Costa.

Civil unrest, a pandemic, widespread mail-in balloting, and new voting machines combined to make last week's Pa. primary a more unusual test run for November than expected.

The state says turnout was roughly 2.8 million voters, or 35%, with slightly more than half of all votes coming by mail.

State agencies, already stretched thin responding to the coronavirus outbreak, will have to oversee new programs created virtually from scratch.

Fourteen of Philadelphia’s 17 City Council members have sent a letter to Mayor Jim Kenney calling for major changes to the police department.

The rallies in Hillside and Westfield come as the state is still emerging from Murphy’s March stay-home order stemming from the coronavirus outbreak.

On this week's Regional Roundup: Pennsylvania primary election, the Frank Rizzo statue, Philly sports update.

The Democratic proposal, the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, marks one of the most comprehensive efforts in modern times to overhaul the way police do their jobs.