Politics

Philadelphia’s 10-year property tax abatement on residential construction could be dramatically different by the end of this year.

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments last week on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which provides protections for immigrant children.

Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are proposing raising taxes on the ultra-rich and prominent billionaires have been on the defensive about their wealth.

Roger Stone, a veteran Republican political operative and longtime confidant of Donald Trump, was found guilty by a federal jury in Washington, D.C.

With just a month left in City Council’s fall session, outgoing Councilmember Jannie Blackwell unveiled big plans for her West Philadelphia district.

Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed a bill Thursday that will provide lawyers to low-income tenants facing eviction.

Intimidation and police force enraged protesters in Hong Kong. Is there a different way to manage masses of people?

The approval was seen as a blow to the vaping industry in New Jersey, which argued against the prohibition and claimed it could have unintended consequences.

Pa. Auditor General DePasqule wants lawmakers to come up with a more comprehensive plan to improve infrastructure, and hopefully prevent future damage from severe weather.

The proposal would have the state pick up what federal dollars do not for school lunch costs.

Three of the five counties served by SEPTA have flipped red to blue, and the board that governs the authority is likely to flip right along with it.

New Jersey municipalities can now dredge sand from nearby offshore sites for beach replenishment projects following a federal government rule reversal.

For the second time in as many city elections, Philadelphians have elected an education activist to Council. What does that mean for the city’s education landscape?

In the 1950’s, the CIA began a secret mind control program called MK-ULTRA and they hired chemist Sidney Gottlieb who was given free rein to experiment on unwitting subjects.