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The systems in place “are institutionally designed to shatter dreams and fill prisons,” one student told candidates.

More than six years after the project was announced, the badly-needed renovations are almost entirely done.

The report from Pew Charitable Trusts uses federal and city data to compare the effective tax rates for renters and homeowners.

City Council members get input on the impact rent control may have on Philly neighborhoods.

Some had called for the Fed to wait after two recent bank failures.

The data posted on the City Controller’s website will be used for budgeting and as a blueprint of how to invest in social programs.

With a pandemic-era rule expiring this month, people on Medicaid will have to re-qualify to keep their coverage.

Some had deemed neighborhood business maven Jabari Jones a potential threat to the first-term incumbent. Then came the petition challenge.

Biden has called on lawmakers in both parties to expand resources to fight the “mental health crisis” in the nation as part of a bipartisan “unity agenda.”

Trump claims he'll be arrested Tuesday as part of an investigation by the Manhattan district attorney. Start here for answers on five key questions.

The veto blocks a measure that bans the government from considering climate change or potential lawsuits when making investment decisions for Americans’ retirement plans.

Purzycki says the additional revenue he wants City Council to approve is needed for when “the bills come due” in two years.

Their goal is everything from drivers licenses for undocumented people to more funding for crime fighting and schools.

Thursday's hearing in Wildwood could be the beginning of an expected campaign by the GOP-controlled House to investigate the Biden administration’s clean energy plans.

A bill ending Iraq war authorizations has cleared a procedural hurdle in the Senate and is expected to be taken up by the chamber for a final vote next week.