Politics & Policy

A Republican primary fight is shaping up with three candidates seeking the nomination to run for Philadelphia mayor in the May 21 primary.

With Trump's halfhearted signature widely expected but not yet guaranteed, the Democratic-controlled House was poised to pass the sweeping measure Thursday evening.

At a time when national political news is inescapable, there is less local news to be found – and less interest in local politics from Americans.

Assemblyman Andrew Zwicker (D-Middlesex) says New Jersey shouldn’t wait for federal action, must take own measures to give consumers power over their personal data.

Pennsylvania's dairy industry has been struggling for several years.

A coalition of environmental groups stepped up calls yesterday for Gov. Phil Murphy to declare a moratorium on building any new fossil-fuel infrastructure.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says President Trump will declare a national emergency in order to build a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz appeared in Philadelphia Wednesday night. He did not commit to an independent presidential run, but is still considering it.

The video game tax would pay for bulletproof glass and metal detectors at schools, but researchers say the proposal is misguided.

From minstrels to the mummers, from governors to Gucci, how blackface began and why it keeps coming up.

According to state officials, it was one of the first credits of its kind — a measure intended to give employers incentives that neighboring states were already providing.

Following a disagreement over a toll hike at the Delaware Memorial Bridge, local governors have reached a compromise.

Draw the Lines PA is a civic group that plans to host a biannual competition where people can make their own congressional district maps.

Spending negotiators may have reached an agreement on an outline to avoid a government shutdown, but the final legislation is still incomplete.

There's a Yiddish saying that "a schlemiel is somebody who often spills his soup." Which brings us to Donald Trump.