Politics & Policy

The fate of the filibuster — a 60-vote threshold for most legislation in the U.S. Senate — is again an issue of controversy among Democratic presidential candidates.

The climate activist led a protest at the White House on Friday. But she wasn't looking to go inside: "I don't want to meet with people who don't accept the science."

Law enforcement agencies can confiscate the guns of a person who poses a threat to themselves or others after getting judicial approval.

Meanwhile, environmental groups like the Chesapeake Bay Foundation say the move is an “assault” on clean water.

After Thursday night's Democratic primary debate, we discuss what the candidates said and how may play among voters.

In the long-awaited sequel to "Groundhog Day," Bill Murray will wake up to see video clips of Democratic presidential candidates deluding themselves over and over again.

Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed two different bills. Pennsylvania lawmakers plan to send him a third.

The state analysis said only 27 of more than 1,000 construction jobs at a sample of completed tax-break projects went to Camden residents.

The spotlight is on the 10 candidates who made the cut for Thursday's debate in Houston.

New Jersey lawmakers are weighing a ban on the sale of tobacco products and e-cigarettes in the state’s more than 2,200 pharmacies.

The legislature is weighing a bill that would roll back the pricing flexibility it granted the PLCB three years ago.

We asked city leaders to tell us their priorities for the fall session. Here’s what Darrell Clarke, Cherelle Parker, Allan Domb and others are planning.

At a hearing amid Newark’s lead crisis, legislators called on the state’s nearly 300 water utilities to provide more information and be held accountable.

The novel strategy is the latest salvo in Gov. Phil Murphy’s ongoing effort to make the state’s gun control policies even tougher.

A bill pending in the New Jersey legislature would allow teenagers to access beaches at a reduced rate or for free.