Government

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.

Following Upper Darby Mayor Barbarann Keffer’s DUI, Council President Brian Burke is declaring himself interim mayor. But other officials beg to differ.

Read President Biden's State of the Union speech delivered on Feb. 7, 2023, as prepared for delivery.

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus invited families that have lost loved ones at the hands of police to be their guests at the State of the Union.

Cuban American icon Celia Cruz is being honored along with four other influential American women as part of the American Women Quarters Program.

All told, state caseworkers must resume enforcing eligibility rules April 1 for more than 3.6 million people who are on Medicaid.

In the coming days, three special elections will likely decide which political party controls the Pennsylvania House.