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The goal of the federal funding is to help those working at the grassroots level to stem the violence in Philadelphia and other parts of Pennsylvania.

Former GOP Sen. Pat Browne of Lehigh County will lead the Dept. of Revenue and former Democratic Rep. Mike Carroll of Lackawanna County will lead the Dept. of Transportation.

Education spending got a major boost under Tom Wolf, but the Pa. governor struggled to establish a relationship with the GOP-controlled legislature.

Attorney General Merrick Garland has appointed a special counsel to investigate the presence of documents with classified markings found at President Biden’s home and office.

Pa. Senate Republicans are kicking off the new legislative session by pushing through a trio of proposed constitutional amendments that sparked a partisan fight.

Pennsylvania's state Senate on Wednesday voted to undo an automatic wholesale tax increase on gasoline and diesel that kicks in this year.

Philadelphia City Council’s first Asian American lawmaker, who grew up in Cobbs Creek, has never shied away from bucking the system.

Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church in Mt. Airy and Germantown is inviting mayoral candidates to their Saturday virtual prayer sessions to discuss gun violence and other issues.

Presidential physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor says examinations showed that the lesions over Biden’s right eye and on her chest were both confirmed to be basal cell carcinoma.

About a year from now, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney will be replaced. Until then, he said there is a lot more work to be done.

Pennsylvania’s state Senate is postponing a trial seeking to remove Philadelphia’s progressive district attorney.

Dr. Val Arkoosh, an anesthesiologist who led Pennsylvania’s third-most populous county through the pandemic, will be nominated to lead the Pa. Department of Human Services.

Murphy said the move would help revitalize downtown districts across the state after the pandemic took a toll on the local restaurant scene.

The state-appointed receiver testified in court that city officials are blocking his efforts to save the bankrupt city and behaving unethically.

After last year’s marijuana veto, lawmakers expect a reprise of the legalization effort in Dover this year.