Philadelphia City Council is weighing new proposals to address the rising cost of living, including food, healthcare, utility and transit assistance.
Pennsylvanians have until Monday, Oct. 19, to register to vote in the November election. You can check your registration status at the Department of State’s website.
Philadelphia business owners say the city’s shift away from race- and gender-based contracting preferences is hurting diverse firms and limiting opportunities.
What does Mayor Cherelle Parker’s data center executive order do? Here’s what Philadelphia’s new task force will study and what the order leaves out.
Philadelphia City Council authorized hearings into Drexel University’s decision to close the Academy of Natural Sciences museum to the public.
Philadelphia voters who want to cast a mail ballot in November can now get one in person at any of the city’s 10 Satellite Election Offices, the City Commissioners announced Monday.
Pennsylvania businesses have until Oct. 14 to remove skill games before the machines become illegal and owners could face seizure and criminal charges.
The Pennsylvania House will convene at Philadelphia’s Congress Hall for the first time in 39 years. Here’s why lawmakers are meeting in Philly.
Philadelphia is one of three finalists to host the 2028 Democratic National Convention, joining Boston and Denver in the final round of consideration.
Gov. Josh Shapiro is tightening rules for Pennsylvania data centers, requiring local approval and new safeguards for energy costs, pollution and transparency.
Tenants are calling on the Parker administration to buy 925 affordable homes in West and Southwest Philly to prevent their sale.
A Masterman admissions policy is facing scrutiny as Philadelphia officials and advocates raise concerns about unequal access to 8th-grade algebra.
Philadelphia City Council clashed with Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel over the department's response to June's Pride celebration in the Gayborhood.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court's ruling that mandatory life sentences for second-degree murder are unconstitutional is now in effect, though resentencing could still take years.
City Council is urging the school board to reconsider its plan to close 17 Philadelphia schools and reopen negotiations over the district's facilities plan.
Immigrant rights advocates are calling on Mayor Cherelle Parker’s administration to enforce the city’s recently enacted “ICE Out” laws.
Proposed ICE detention centers in Pennsylvania have been scrapped after DHS withdrew its appeal of DEP orders blocking projects in Berks and Schuylkill counties.
Gov. Josh Shapiro highlighted Pennsylvania's new state budget and education investments during a visit to a South Philadelphia school, including $157 million for the School District of Philadelphia.
More than half of Philadelphia businesses are not charging for paper bags, in violation of city law, a statewide environmental nonprofit organization found.
Philadelphia schools will avoid staff cuts after Mayor Cherelle Parker and City Council agreed to pursue a long-term funding solution, preserving 340 positions.