Politics

First, we'll talk about the specifics of the Green New Deal and the political fight over it. Then, we'll hear about the ways sound and noise can adversely affect ocean life.

The auditor general's report calls on the state "to expand access to mental health funding, especially in rural areas." It's one of 12 recommendations included in the report.

The Philly GOP said it would reconsider Goggins' endorsement over concerns she collected federal disability benefits. Then the party voted to stay the course Monday night.

A New Jersey state senator and two assemblymen are demanding answers from NJ Transit about the ongoing closure of the Atlantic City Rail Line.

Goggins would be the first African-American woman ever backed by the party, and was endorsed by the party’s ward leaders at a meeting Wednesday night.

Let the lawsuits begin.

In each of the next four years, state officials will be able to award as much as $20 million to race track operators — but they could give less.

President Donald Trump's inaugural committee received a sweeping request for financial records this week from prosecutors in New Jersey.

The ruling echoes others that block the department from withholding funds to cities that refuse to cooperate with federal immigration agencies.

Student loan debt has more then doubled in the last decade to $1.5 trillion. We look at the causes, consequences and possible policy solutions for tackling student debt.

Lawmakers say victims need more time to bring their cases. The measure has gotten renewed attention in the wake of the Catholic Church’s clergy sex abuse scandal.

A Republican primary fight is shaping up with three candidates seeking the nomination to run for Philadelphia mayor in the May 21 primary.

The Senate voted 54-45 on Thursday to confirm William Barr as attorney general, returning him to a post he first occupied in the administration of President George H.W. Bush.

Philadelphia City Council voted Thursday for a bill that would ban most city stores from going cashless.

From minstrels to the mummers, from governors to Gucci, how blackface began and why it keeps coming up.