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Pennsylvania’s largest public pension system, Public School Employees’ Retirement System, is dealing with a federal investigation.

The proposal was sent to the state Senate by a vote of 149 to 52, two weeks after both chambers finished the first round of approvals for the constitutional amendment.

Khasandra Franklin’s lawsuit also names a deputy Philly police commissioner and detectives and officers who played a role in her “unjustified and unlawful arrest."

Supporters say a two-year “window” to file lawsuits over older claims of abuse is needed to give victims a path to justice.

An environmental group sued the township in mid-March, saying that its conditional approval of the project endangers public health and violates its own rules.

Ward announced Monday that the Wolf administration's failure to advertise a proposed constitutional amendment doesn't justify using the emergency amendment process.

A new court filing seeks to order Philly police to end the practice of stop-and-frisks premised on “quality of life” issues.

A proposed constitutional amendment was derailed by “human error” within Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration, leading lawmakers to pursue the rarely used, emergency tactic.

Four judges — three Republicans and a Democrat — are vying for the state’s high court and will be on the primary ballot in May.

Rachel Wainer Apter, currently head of the state’s civil rights division, would be the 41st justice of New Jersey’s highest court if confirmed.

The whistleblowers accuse Jeffrey Bossert Clark of conducting a "sham" process and elevating a person who volunteered to defend a controversial Trump policy on abortion access

A landmark voting rights bill passed the U.S. House but meanwhile statehouses around the country are battling over restricting vs. expanding voter access.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi is calling for bipartisan support for the upcoming House vote on the Senate-amended legislation. Such support is unlikely, as Republicans are opposed.

The $1.9 trillion bill approved Saturday carries direct payments of up to $1,400 for most Americans, extended emergency unemployment benefits and spending for vaccines.

President Joe Biden has two seats to fill on the influential appeals court in the nation's capital that regularly feeds judges to the Supreme Court.