Government

City Hall’s midyear budget transfer pumps an unexpected surplus of public funds into the arts sector.

The legislation would provide privacy rights to domestic workers, and require employers and domestic employees to enter into a written contract.

City lawmakers say the goal is to keep young people safe inside at a time when city violence is high.

The Supreme Court says the Biden administration program to cancel student loans will remain blocked for now, but the justices have agreed to take up the case in late winter.

During Pennsylvania’s 2022 midterm election, members of Shapiro’s transition teams gave $805,000 to his campaign.

A New Jersey appellate court judge issued an emergency stay Wednesday temporarily halting the hunt which was set to begin Monday.

State Sen. Andrew Zwicker’s proposal to boost tourism in Central Jersey would put a clear definition on the often-debated region.

Former Assembly minority leader Sen. Jon Branmick speaks about winning back public trust in a post-Trump era.

The project, with a budget of $500,000, will be the first statue of an African American historic female figure in the city’s public art collection.

The Pa. state Senate is beginning what could be a long, partisan process of considering whether to force Philadelphia Democratic District Attorney Larry Krasner from office.

A federal jury has found Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and one other defendant guilty of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

It now heads back to the House where it is expected to be passed quickly.

Mercer County Executive Brian Hughes could be challenged for re-election by his friend, former Trenton Mayor Doug Palmer.

Street went from hot dog vendor to activist and eventually state senator. He’s being remembered as a trailblazer in Philly politics.

When John Fetterman goes to Washington in January as one of the Senate’s new members, he’ll bring along an irreverent style from Pennsylvania.