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Currently inside the city Commerce Department, the referendum could make it a cabinet-level department to be more competitive with other major cities.

The contract is to last for another six months, through Nov. 18, under an extension signed last week by Senate Majority Leader Kim Ward.

Sajda “Purple” Blackwell and her husband Tommy Blackwell have long been running neighborhood patrols, food distributions and other events intended to curb gun violence.

Biden signed the legislation while he was traveling in Seoul, South Korea, after the bill was flown to him during his first visit to the region as president.

The mayor wants to increase the Philly’s homestead property exemption. Councilmember Brian O’Neill wants to double it to the state’s limit.

A federal judge in Louisiana has blocked the Biden administration from lifting the pandemic border restrictions known as Title 42, which were set to end on Monday.

Wilmington approved the city’s first property tax hike in five years, but Mayor Mike Purzycki says it doesn’t do enough to raise revenue and could lead to layoffs.

N.J. is receiving a $6.5 million grant to clean up contaminated areas known as brownfields. A significant portion is going to Elijah Perry Park in Camden.

The modernization project will also mean malfunctioning lights will be fixed based on real-time reports, and not based on resident complaints.

The application deadline was moved from May 20 to June 17, to give Pennsylvanians in need more time to apply for help paying off this winter’s heating bills.

The regulatory piece of the legalization effort would tax all sales of marijuana at 15%. It failed in large part because one supporter missed the vote.

The city will start a national search to replace Philadelphia’s CEO for aviation, who will now lead the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia.

No decision on pulling the lever is imminent — however, the state granting the receiver the green light to file for bankruptcy makes Chester’s fiscal emergency far more dire.

In pivotal Pa. primary, big wins for John Fetterman in the Democratic race for U.S. Senate and Doug Mastriano in the GOP gubernatorial race.

As the votes were counted in the Pa. GOP Senate primary, Mehmet Oz supporters watched the race tighten into a virtual tie — with a recount upcoming.