Government

A recent Council bill would put creation of the office on the November ballot for voters to decide.

Delaware County officials want the public to attend one of their upcoming community meetings as it pushes to build a new juvenile detention center.

Shapiro’s attendance raised an unexpected question: When is a gift to a public official not a gift?

Haley, 51, is the first in a long line of Republicans who are expected to launch 2024 campaigns in the coming months.

Advocates argue that new legislation upping penalties for fentanyl will unfairly punish people from communities impacted by the war on drugs.

As the legislative session picks up, Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering a host of changes to the state’s cannabis laws.

The Philadelphia Housing Authority is capping the waiting list at 10,000 applications. It’s expected to take three to five years to clear the list.

Prosecutors wanted the sentence to reflect the “gravity’’ of Kevin Seefried’s crimes. The defendant’s lawyer says he knows “history may view him as a racist.”

Gov. Phil Murphy said a new program will tackle food insecurity by offsetting the rising cost of food and groceries since the beginning of the pandemic.

Scholars who have studied school funding litigation in dozens of states say there may be many more steps to come.

Initial tests at George Washington University Hospital did not show evidence of a new stroke, per Fetterman's communications director.

N.J. Supreme Court Justice Stuart Rabner announced that due to the number of vacancies on the bench, six counties will suspend civil trials.

The president drew a clear distinction with House Republicans, baiting them into several moments of hectoring, while seemingly getting them to agree to not cut SS or Medicare.

Democrats won all three vacant Pittsburgh-area House seats to claim a slim edge over Republicans, finally securing a majority they first appeared to have won in November.

Wilmington’s charter can only be amended by the General Assembly. But so far, state lawmakers haven’t shown any interest in making the change.