Politics & Policy

A detention center in Berks County has been operating in a licensure ‘limbo’ that could be resolved under the administration’s proposal.

Philadelphia City Councilwoman Helen Gym is putting her support behind Working Families Party candidate Kendra Brooks, with whom she has worked for years.

The bill appropriates $2 million for counties, which complained the law imposed new requirements on clerks’ offices without money to defray new costs.

Walsh said, "this is not about issues." He wants the Republican primaries to be a referendum on Trump's character.

"Somebody needs to step up and there needs to be an alternative" among Republicans, Walsh told ABC's "This Week," adding that "the country is sick of this guy's tantrum."

Detention can be emotionally crushing for kids, leading to long-term mental health problems like PTSD.

They laugh about his interest but also take it seriously. One says such talk is "extremely imperialistic and should not be something that we hear world leaders say in 2019."

While "Medicare for All" remains hugely popular, majorities say they'd prefer building on "Obamacare" to expand coverage instead of a new government program.

New Jersey is taking a pass at the latest generation of smart parking meters because they’re too efficient.

Pennsylvania's attorney general is touting an agreement he and other attorneys general have made with a number of the country's biggest phone companies.

Governor Tom Wolf deferred to the state's Public Utility Commission on pipeline safety.

The Sunrise Movement is holding rallies and registering voters, aiming to boost turnout among young voters.

Gov. Murphy is open to changing a N.J. law to require new residents to register when they bring guns purchased while living out of state.

The new funds will eliminate the surcharges some residents see on their water bills — “a stick in the eye” for them to pay, State Rep. Todd Stephens said.

Libraries, like the one in Ephrata, have struggled for years with state funding cuts.