Politics

A trailblazer. A fair and well-respected leader. That’s how Philadelphia politicians are remembering Anna Verna, the first woman president of City Council.

Interim Mayor Vic Carstarphen released his 100-day plan, which focuses on improving residents’ quality of life while navigating them through the pandemic.

The second leg of a constitutional amendment to expand absentee voting fell short of the two-thirds vote needed to pass in the Delaware State House this week.

GOP leaders and Gov. Wolf are again at odds over dueling visions of “school reform.” Lawmakers say the pandemic has only raised the stakes.

New Jersey's primary election, the impact of venture capitalism on local newspapers and journalism, and the first outdoor Philadelphia Flower Show.

Facebook also plans to end a contentious policy championed by CEO Mark Zuckerberg that automatically exempted politicians from certain moderation rules on its site.

Births are a high-risk, low-return part of the health business. The city’s hospitals rallied together a decade ago. Is a new challenge ahead?

The number of white supremacist groups rose 55% during the Trump presidency. How do people get pulled into extremist hate groups? And how can family and friends get them out?

President Joe Biden has attended the annual observance at the Delaware Memorial Bridge for decades. He returned Sunday for his first as commander-in-chief.

City Controller Rhynhart’s critique calls for more transparency in spending billions from the American Rescue Plan and alternative budget priorities.

Most Republicans oppose the bill, which would establish a commission to investigate the attack by Donald Trump supporters over the election.

The Health Department had filed two separate complaints alleging that restaurants were violating pandemic restrictions that Gov. Tom Wolf imposed in December.

The development signals that the Manhattan district attorney’s office was moving toward seeking charges as a result of its two-year investigation.

Officials say higher wages are a goal of President Joe Biden and a byproduct of his $1.9 trillion relief package.

Since early 2020, New Jersey Rep. Tom Malinowski has bought or sold as much as $1 million of stock in medical and tech companies that had a stake in the virus response.