Politics & Policy

Opponents say they fear abridgement of their Second Amendment rights; supporters say they fear another mass shooting. Lawmakers may send three proposals to full Senate.

Federal officials are releasing 30,000 more non-agricultural seasonal visas, called H-2B visas, amid low unemployment and an immigration crackdown.

The Senate intelligence committee has issued a subpoena to Donald Trump Jr., the president's eldest son, to testify again before the panel.

About a dozen of Gov. Tom Wolf's senior aides are starting his second term with pay raises that ranged from $25,000 to $33,000.

Opponents of Philly’s 10-year tax abatement filed an ethics complaint against Councilman Domb, claiming that he shouldn’t make decisions about the policy.

Since the legislative session started, Democrats and Republicans have taken turns slamming each other for perceived missteps from rank-and-file members.

Hours after the Trump administration invoked executive privilege on documents used to compile the Mueller report, Democrats voted to hold AG Barr in contempt.

The company had hoped for a state subsidy law to pass by June 1 in order to help keep the plant open, but that doesn’t appear possible in the few legislative voting days left.

New Jersey will begin issuing the federally approved Real ID cards in June. Airlines will require the new type of identification by October 2020.

While many New Jersey municipalities have passed ordinances to reduce the use of plastic bags, straws, and Styrofoam containers, there's now a call for a statewide policy.

"I want to be that person I needed to see when I was younger," Jaffer said.

Trump's fans are eternally tethered to the delusion that he's a winner.

The assertion came as the House Judiciary Committee debated whether to hold Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress.

Gov. Phil Murphy is upping the political ante in his bid to establish a true millionaire’s tax.

Like some other states, Pennsylvania began a $10 million school safety grant program after the 2012 mass shooting at an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut.