Politics & Policy

In our second election special, we take a look at the issues central to the mayoral primary, including education, police-community relati ...

The future of policing in Philadelphia hasn’t been a high concern among the mayoral candidates. Crime in 2015 simply doesn ...

Interesting tid bits related to past Philadelphia mayors — Click the links above, to listen! Everyone knows the names of Philade ...

Philadelphia’s future depends in large part on developing a public school system that can serve the city’s large economically ...

This week business leaders and local politicians gathered at Drexel University to talk about exporting Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale g ...

All 17 seats on Philadelphia City Council are up for election this year, but no race is more competitive or more expensive than the match ...

Latino voters have a reputation of not turning out to vote, especially in local elections. The numbers are even lower than that of the ge ...

The WHYY/Perjerdel Council Mayor Forum was different than others, instead of a debate it offered 15 minute one-on-one interviews with the ...

A new audit of the Philadelphia Veteran’ ...

Some Pennsylvania lawmakers say the rules governing public pensions need to change, but not everyone follows the guidelines already in pl ...

Cubans are hailing the historic meeting between presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama but say they want to see their lives improve fast ...

Attorney General Kathleen Kane will have to answer to a Montgomery County judge for firing a top deputy in her office. In an order ...