Government

Jim Roebuck Death

James Roebuck, state representative who served Philly for decades, dies at 79

Delco official says John Oliver's punchline about county's opioid settlement spending misses mark

John Oliver Delco

Philly's plan to boost urban farming is underway, but challenges lie ahead

Community Gardens Philly

North Wildwood enacts teen curfew, bans big beach umbrellas

North Wildwood curfew

Police clear out Kensington homeless encampment; advocates frustrated with the process

Pennsylvania, New Jersey receive more federal funding to replace lead pipes

Lead Pipe Replacement

Drivers with illegally tinted windows can be fined $100 under new Philly law

Tinted Windows Philly

New Pa. House resolutions could expel state Rep. Kevin Boyle or stop him from voting remotely

Atlantic City mayor and wife charged with abusing teenage daughter

North Wildwood's beach erosion prompts leaders to weigh ban on big umbrellas, tents

North Wildwood Beaches

For one Chester County family, farming is way of life largely unchanged for three centuries

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South Jersey library apologizes for possibly handing out fake eclipse glasses

Biden proposes new student debt relief plan for millions of borrowers

Philly bans license plate flippers, which allow drivers to evade tolls, parking tickets and police

Cherelle Parker safety

Delco Woods, the park planned on Don Guanella land, could use old buildings for mental health services

Delco Woods Park Don Guanella

Philly's street-sweeping program has expanded to more blocks this year

Street Sweeping Philly

Haverford Township says data breach may have exposed personal information

Haverford Data Breach

An effort to make Hershey's Kisses the Pennsylvania state candy is gaining traction – but not everyone is on board

Philly Prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney to retire in April after 8 years

Blanche Carney Prisons Retiring

Some Kensington businesses will face a curfew under bill passed by City Council

Kensington curfew City Hall

Pennsylvania House committee passes bill targeting youth social media use

Social media youth safety bill Brian Munroe

Philly has 6th-largest population decline in U.S., but its suburbs are growing

Pennsylvania Population Decline

Faculty group sues Penn for complying with House committee's antisemitism investigation, decries 'McCarthyism'

Penn Antisemitism Lawsuit

Reducing gun violence in Philly requires multiple strategies – but not the National Guard, Gov. Shapiro says

Pa. lawmakers seek to expand Dolly Parton's free book program in state

A law-and-order approach to Philly's overdose crisis will have grave effects, harm reduction advocates say

Overdose Prevention Kensington

City official to call for reevaluation of streeteries application process

Philly streeteries

Philly police to ramp up seizures of illegal ATVs, dirt bikes as warm weather returns

Philly ATVs Dirt Bikes

'Save the Train' advocates to urge Pa. lawmakers to boost SEPTA funding

Save the Train Chestnut Hill West update Harrisburg petition

Kensington residents receive $3.5 million for home repairs, eviction prevention

Guillermo Garcia

Casino-like 'skill games' targeted in controversial City Council legislation

Skill game ban City Council

Pa. House Rep. Kevin Boyle is "seeking help" after video of bar rant spreads online

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Philly's health commissioner will step down after nearly three years on the job

Cheryl Bettigole Philly health commissioner resign

Shapiro among governors urging SCOTUS to rule in favor of medication abortion access

Effort to ban smoking in Atlantic City casinos moves forward as Senate advances bill

Gov. Shapiro lays out sweeping plan to reform higher education in Pennsylvania

State lawmakers want to create a rider advocacy commission for NJ Transit

NJ Transit new commission

Gov. Shapiro to propose $282.8 million in new funding for public transit in 2024-25 state budget

City Council's majority leader wants to investigate the Office of Homeless Services

Katherine Gilmore Richardson council at large

Philly receives $25 million federal grant for flood prevention, drinking water projects

Port Richmond Water Treatment plant

Philly updates its list of 'bad actor' employers, adding two new businesses in latest report

Philly Bad actor employers

Norristown water main break leaves more than 300 properties without water

Norristown water main

New Jersey Supreme Court rules 'context matters' when charging a suspect with terroristic threats

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