Politics & Policy

Advocates hope a recent endorsement from Gov. Phil Murphy will mean legislation to restore voting rights to New Jersey residents with criminal convictions finally advances.

Gov. Tom Wolf said Thursday that he will ask Pennsylvania lawmakers to approve a severance tax on Marcellus Shale natural gas production.

Force-feeding raises ethics issues for medical professionals who work inside ICE facilities.

This could be one of the largest Democratic presidential fields in history.

New prohibitions would be a big victory for environmentalists, residents who have been campaigning for them for years.

Today, Marty and her guests discuss President Trump's combativeness with his own intelligence agencies, the power struggle in Venezuela, and peace talks with the Taliban.

"Medicare-for-all," once widely considered a fringe proposal for providing health care in the U.S., is getting more popular.

It would boost Pennsylvania's wage from the $7.25 federal minimum to $12 an hour. After that, it would rise in 50 cent increments until hitting $15 in 2025.

Pa.'s old congressional map was called a "voter proof" partisan gerrymander. But our analysis suggests the wave of Democratic success this year could have overcome it.

The brash union boss has been the powerbroker behind a slew of Pa. politicians for years. But have Johnny Doc's "in-your-face" politics caught up with him?

Philadelphia’s most powerful union leader is charged with theft, raising questions about the political impact.

It pays to know a guy when you want to build in Philly. Especially if that guy is a sitting council member with the city’s Department of Licenses and Inspection on speed-dial.

The Trump administration opened high-stakes trade talks with China on Wednesday. The two sides have just over a month to reach an agreement, or risk an escalation.

John Dougherty’s mighty labor union is one of the top contributors to Democrats in races at both the state and city level.

Howard Schultz, the ex-Starbucks CEO who somehow thinks that mass-marketing lattes is a boffo presidential credential, was smacked upside the head yesterday on "The View."