Government

Mayor Parker says the old contracting and procurement policies violate court rulings. The city rewrote them into small business preferences instead of aspirational guidelines.

President Donald Trump has bowed to the growing momentum behind the bill and even said he will sign it if it also passes the Senate.

The voting pattern in two traditionally Republican counties in each state is evidence of how strongly Democrats campaigned on pocketbook issues.

After decades in elected office, U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans is being honored as a “visionary whose work shaped Philadelphia.”

A spokesperson said Fetterman opted to remain at the hospital so doctors can “fine-tune his medication regimen.”

Lawmakers passed a $50.1 billion 2025-26 state budget, providing $665 million for public schools, $175 million in cyber charter reforms and expanded student support programs.

Education leaders are applauding new funding increases that promise to bridge the divide between high- and low-income school districts.

Pennsylvania is passing a $50 billion spending package to end a four-month budget stalemate that has held up billions for public schools and social services.

The U.S. Mint has been making pennies in Philadelphia, the nation’s birthplace, since 1793, a year after Congress passed the Coinage Act.

The disruption caused financial stress for federal workers who went without paychecks, stranded scores of travelers at airports and generated long lines at some food banks.

The fallout of the shutdown landed on millions of Americans, such as federal workers who went without paychecks and airline passengers who had their trips delayed or canceled.

Delaware’s newly created Office of New Americans will coordinate resources for immigrants and strengthen statewide support networks.

Las autoridades de Wilmington permitirán acampar en un parque de la ciudad, pero prohibirán dormir al aire libre en todas las demás zonas de la ciudad.

Eight Democratic senators are facing criticism from their own party for their deal with Republicans to end the federal government shutdown.

The U.S. Senate voted to pass a deal on Sunday night that signals the longest ever federal government shutdown is poised to end this week. Was the shutdown worth it?