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Philly Public Restrooms

Two new public restrooms, dubbed Philly Phlush, are now open in the city – with more on the way

Alcopops, BORGS and other sugary cocktails are fueling a new, underage, binge-drinking trend in Pennsylvania, PLCB says

PLCB Report Underage Drinking

New Jersey considers legalizing psychedelic mushrooms for mental illness treatment

Shapiro secures federal relief for Berks County businesses affected by chocolate factory explosion

Governor Shapiro with first responders at West Reading factory explosion site.

Pa. lawmakers target package theft, could impose tougher penalties

Stone Harbor issues 17 times more parking tickets this May than a year ago — and the police chief has no remorse

Stone Harbor Parking

Philly's prison system needs new oversight board to fix staffing problems, overcrowding, councilmember says

Prison Oversight Proposal

Philly mobile crisis response units eye expansion with extra $3 million in funding

How Pa. taxpayers fund charter schools should be fixed, public education advocates say

Teachers and parents' worries mount over crumbling Philly school buildings, asbestos, gun violence and more

Philadelphia School District Struggles

Philly to purchase 91 community gardens, protecting them from sheriff's sale

Community Gardens Purchased

Pennsylvania House passes bill to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2026

More than $7 million in COVID relief for New Jersey fisheries may need to be paid back, state says

New Jersey Fisheries

Speed cameras on Roosevelt Boulevard could become permanent under new bill

Roosevelt Blvd Speed Cameras

Philly City Council considers forming a reparations task force. What does that mean?

Philadelphia Reparations

This weekend, Ocean City enacts new curfew for minors, backpack ban on boardwalk

Ocean City Curfew Beaches

Increased phone fees would help Pa. fund 911, 988 call centers, lawmakers say

Philly considers banning ski masks on public property

Ski masks ban

AI and deepfake identity theft could become illegal in New Jersey

To deter illegal street racing, Philly should impose $2,000 fines and seize vehicles, councilmember says

Street Racing Bill

New Jersey lawmakers take steps to ban delta-8 products

New Jersey state revenue continues to fall short of projections, officials say

Hate groups’ political influence in Pa. and beyond growing, watchdog says

Ocean City may soon ban electric bikes from its boardwalk

Ocean City e-bike ban

Pa. lawmakers propose bills to study artificial intelligence and safeguard against its threats

Pa Artificial Intelligence

Ocean City steps up enforcement against 'drunken teens' after Memorial Day weekend incidents

Ocean City Curfew

Temple University should include North Philly community in its new safety plan, proposed City Council resolution says

Temple University Public Safety

New Jersey may honor its state animal, the horse, with a special license plate

New Jersey license plate

City will remove decades-old, board-game art installation from Thomas Paine Plaza

Thomas Paine Plaza Sculptures

U.S. Supreme Court narrows scope of Clean Water Act

U.S. Supreme Court

Philadelphia water shutoff moratorium ends next week; some customers eligible for exemptions

Water departmet shutoffs

With book bans on the rise nationally, New Jersey lawmakers look to stop them in their state

Pennsylvania student teachers could receive $10,000 stipend under proposed law

Student Teacher Stipend

New Jersey lawmakers consider 'White Claw tax,' easing brewery restrictions and other liquor law changes

nj liquor laws

Pa. senators consider bill to involuntarily commit people, who overdose and are revived, to addiction treatment centers

involuntary drug rehab

Wildwood bans alcohol on beach, boardwalk — whether it's in open or closed containers

wildwood alcohol ban

Montco sheriff will inspect all county gun stores, adopting a successful policy from other states

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Gun reform bills passed by Pa. House face a tougher road in GOP-controlled Senate

Gun Reform Pennsylvania

New Jersey passes law to curb catalytic converter thefts, expands guidelines for selling scrap metal

Results for every Philadelphia City Council race in Tuesday's primary election

City Council Primary Election 2023

Cherelle Parker taken to hospital for a dental issue after winning Philly's Democratic mayoral primary

Cherelle Parker hospital

Wildwood weighs strict law banning alcohol on boardwalk, beaches

Wildwood Alcohol Laws

New Jersey law inspired by 'Seinfeld' requires telemarketers to provide their contact information

Telemarketing Seinfeld

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