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New Jersey plan to phase out sales of gas-powered cars by 2035 gets mixed reception

Government

Wildwood Mayor Pete Byron resigns amid federal and state legal troubles

Pete Byron Resigns

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City Council calls for hearing on 911 response times in aftermath of Kingsessing mass shooting

911 call times

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Chester County Prison plans major security upgrades following Danelo Cavalcante's escape

Danelo Cavalcante escape

Government

John Fetterman's casual attire prompts U.S. Senate to drop its dress code

Politics

Pennsylvania's primary elections should be open to independent voters, former governors say

Primary Open Letter

Social Justice

Philly residents wrongly convicted of crimes would be compensated under new proposal

Wrongly Convicted Philly

Government

City Council moves to prohibit supervised injection sites in most of Philadelphia

Overdose Prevention Sites City Council

Government

Citizen complaints about Philadelphia police officers still take longer than a year to resolve, report finds

Police oversight commission report

Mental Health

988 suicide hotline now allows callers to use American Sign Language

Suicide Lifeline Deaf

Business

Lunacy Brewing Co. is closing and it's partly blaming New Jersey's restrictions on craft brewers

Lunacy Brewing Co Closing

Government

Danielle Outlaw resigns as Philadelphia police commissioner

Danielle Outlaw resigns

Government

Pennsylvania lawmakers take steps to move 2024 presidential primary earlier in the year

PA Primary earlier

Government

Pennsylvania Senate bills rekindle fight over Gov. Shapiro’s school voucher deal

Environment

New Jersey residents’ support for offshore wind farms softens amid GOP attacks over whale deaths

Government

6 North Philly schools to receive road and crosswalk safety upgrades with $25 million in federal funding

Traffic zone upgrades

Transportation

Philadelphia city employees now can get free SEPTA passes

SEPTA Passes Philly

Government

5 farms in Chester, Montgomery counties to be preserved from development

Farm Preservation

Government

New Jersey to waive sales tax on school supplies through Labor Day

Sales Tax Holiday NJ

Health News

To reduce hospital staffing shortages, Pennsylvania to allow out-of-state nurses to practice

Nursing Shortage Licenses

Environment

New Jersey program that allows renters to use solar energy becomes permanent

Community Solar NJ

Government

Philadelphia's landlord-tenant office outlines new protocols for evictions

Philadelphia Evictions Protocols

Government

Pa. lawmaker proposes protecting young social media influencers under state's child labor laws

Government

Pa. lawmakers push for statewide 4-day workweek

Government

As Pennsylvania sends rescue workers to Hawaii, here's how others can help relief efforts in Maui

Government

Ocean City's faulty boardwalk clock will get $31,000 replacement

Ocean City Clock

Government

Philly giving low-income parents $500 monthly through guaranteed income program

Philly Guaranteed Income

Government

Stone Harbor hires staffer to answer calls prompted by surge of parking tickets – at Avalon's request

Stone Harbor Parking

Government

Philly's new streetlights will eliminate need to report outages to 311, and they'll use less energy

LED Streetlights Philly

Government

Pennsylvania State Police begin testing body cameras ahead of full rollout

Pennsylvania State Police

Government

N.J. increases penalties for 'boom parties,' cars playing loud music

Government

Pennsylvania ends state funding of anti-abortion group Real Alternatives

Real Alternatives defunded

Government

Veterans exposed to burn pits, toxins urged to apply for retroactive benefits

Government

Some city services, including Philly 311, disrupted by network, internet issues

Philly Network Outage

Government

New Jersey's Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver, 71, dies

sheila oliver dies

Government

N.J. Senate president is now acting governor of the state

Government

Wildwood considers one-hour earlier curfew to solve problem of rowdy teens

Wildwood Teen Curfew

Films

Documentary about Philly's gun violence crisis to premiere Friday

Philadelphia Gun Violence Documentary

Government

Cape May considers adding more arches to the Promenade, but some residents push back

Cape May Arches

Government

Philly's landlord-tenant office suspends evictions after third shooting since March

Philly LTO Evictions Suspension

Government

U.S. House Republicans strip funding for Philly LGBTQ center

William Way Center

Government

10 things to know about Pennsylvania’s budget impasse