Politics & Policy

Research suggests protest energy could boost youth voter turnout: Young people aligned with the Parkland gun control movement were 21% more likely to vote in 2018.

Mail ballots take longer to process than in-person votes. Experts say problems arise when voters don't understand that.

Health experts are questioning President Donald Trump's decision to rally his supporters at a large indoor arena in Oklahoma.

To prepare for logistical challenges brought on by the pandemic, the Census Bureau has moved up the start of in-person visits to households that haven't filled out forms.

With no Republican challenger in November, Regina Young appears on her way to Harrisburg.

A bipartisan group of Pa. lawmakers are drafting legislation that could gut the system that makes it difficult to get bad police off the beat.

Bronze monuments to the two historical giants have stood in Wilmington for decades. But the mayor wants to “have discussions” about whether they should remain.

Given Kenney’s past record of deferring to police and FOP leadership, how seriously should Philadelphians take his new police reform plan?

City Council’s lone independent legislator has called for wiping out the city’s 10-year property tax abatement.

Biden pitches COVID-19 reopening plan in Philly — saying Trump’s strategy leaves workers and small businesses in the lurch.

Demonstrators in Wilmington and across the state have made their demands clear. A slate of bills in the General Assembly aims to meet them and more.

He is promising to dramatically expand testing for the virus, guarantee federal paid leave for all who get sick and create a national task force to better track COVID's spread

Democrat signups outnumbered Republicans, but not as much as past years.

Democrats and non-legislative stakeholders say officials need to start working on election code changes in earnest before the document is due.

We discuss the Democratic leadership's police reform bill, their reaction to calls to defund the police, the Republican proposals, Joe Biden's police reform op-ed, and more.