Government Accountability

Some GOP members call the restrictions “tyranny.” Others comply. In the end all get down to business.

State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta on Thursday called on Gov. Tom Wolf and Mayor Jim Kenney to declare a state of emergency in Philadelphia.

This is the second time a jury has been deadlocked on the charges of hate crime assault and civil rights deprivation against former Bordentown Chief Frank Nucera Jr.

The ruling came in a public records complaint from the news organization BuzzFeed, which sued for an unredacted version of the report.

Judge Tanya Chutkan rejected Trump’s claims that he could exert executive privilege overriding Biden, noting “Presidents are not kings, and Plaintiff is not president."

The phone call was meant to defuse tensions after the Republican made Islamophobic comments about the Democrat.

Philadelphia City Councilmember Maria Quiñones-Sánchez plans to introduce legislation that would limit outside employment options for city lawmakers.

The Black Clergy of Philadelphia and Vicinity is not happy with the state of disrepair throughout the city's parks and recreational centers.

If the Senate confirms the nominations, it will be the first time that the agency will be led by two women of color. Young is Black and Coloretti is Filipino American.

The city opposes the measure, now making its way through Harrisburg, that would tie the hands of Pennsylvania municipalities regarding electrification.

Families of more than a dozen victims of the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Fla., have reached a settlement with the Justice Department to resolve their lawsuit.

The committee said the subpoenas are focused on the planning and financing of Jan. 5 and Jan. 6 rallies in Washington, D.C., the subsequent march and deadly riot.

Taxpayers will pony up $270,000 to Envoy Sage, which says it has exposed “fraud among non-governmental organizations.” Little else is known about the group.

Elected district attorneys who work closely with police decide whether officers should be charged and rarely refer cases to the state attorney general.

The nominations could spell the end of Louis DeJoy's controversial tenure as postmaster general.