Government

Pennsylvania 911 Outage

Pennsylvania 911 system experiencing intermittent outages statewide, officials say

Mayor Parker, city workers union reach tentative deal, ending strike

Mayor Parker Strike

Normal trash collection schedule to resume Monday as city workers return after strike

Philly Trash Collection

Pennsylvania loses $230 million in federal education funding as Trump freezes programs

trump education cuts

Trump's domestic policy bill to cut SNAP benefits to 42,000 Philadelphia residents

SNAP Cuts Trump

City moves trash collection sites as images of garbage pileups go viral

Trash Spruce Street

New Jersey Democrats blast Trump's nomination of Alina Habba as U.S. attorney

Alina Habba trump usagnj

Thousands of Philly workers are on strike, disrupting trash collection and other city services

DC 33 strike

Sen. McCormick backs increased NIH funding, new Russia sanctions and AI regulation limits

McCormick Trump spending

Gov. Shapiro warns Pa. congressional delgation that renewable energy cuts could cost state 26,000 jobs

pa renewable energy

Bucks County nonprofits warn proposed funding cuts in biomedical research threaten advances in public health

Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center

As SNAP cuts loom, Philabundance says it's already lost millions in federal funding

Philabundance cuts

Pennsylvania House passes bill for tiered minimum wage increases

minimum wage pa house

World Cup organizers navigate Trump's immigration policies as tournament countdown marks one year

immigration world cup

Mayor Parker's H.O.M.E. initiative and renter protections approved in final council session before summer recess

HOME initiative, housing bills

City Council approves Mayor Parker's $6.8 billion 2026 budget. See what's in it for businesses, public safety and SEPTA

budget:HOME approval

California governor's office points to Eagles' Super Bowl win in decrying Trump's National Guard deployment

ICE Protests Los Angeles

Immigration surge cost state and local governments $9.2 billion in 2023, nonpartisan CBO finds

immigration costs schools

Trump orders investigation into Biden administration's autopen use

Biden autopen trump

Overnight curfew approved for bodegas in Kensington, Fairhill and Germantown

City Council June 5

Aging Delco power plant ordered to remain open until late August due to 'energy emergency'

Eddystone Power Plant

New Jersey law makes inciting brawls a crime with $10,000 fines and jail time

NJ Brawl Law

Pennsylvania's handheld device ban for drivers takes effect June 5

PA distracted driving

Whitemarsh Township's Fourth of July parade back on after community pushed back over cancelation

Whitemarsh Parade July 4

Whitemarsh may reconsider holding canceled Fourth of July parade following fiery community meeting

Whitemarsh 4th July

Failed Delco voter fraud case demonstrates why bigger schemes would be detected

Millbourne mayor scandal

Philly voters approve ballot questions to increase affordable housing funding, provide more oversight to prisons system

City Hall Ballot Questions

Statewide progressive group reportedly calls on Sen. John Fetterman to resign

John Fetterman Indivisible

Supreme Court rules Trump administration violated due process in Venezuelan deportations

scotus trump deportations

After Delaware County hospital closures, Gov. Shapiro pushes bill to limit private equity in health care

Crozer Delco closed

Slain rapper LGP Qua's family, friends urge City Council to better address Philly's gun violence problem

LGP Qua City Council

Should Hershey’s Kisses be the official candy of Pennsylvania? Here are five better options

Hershey's Kisses

National Constitution Center to open two new galleries ahead of America's 250th birthday

Constitution Center Galleries

Pa. bill to legalize marijuana at state-run stores nixed by Senate panel before full vote

PA marijuana bill

2025 primary election: A guide to the three ballot questions in Philadelphia

Philly Ballot Guide 2025

Whitemarsh Township cancels July 4 parade, citing safety risks to community, but residents say transparency is lacking

Whitemarsh July 4 Parade

Pa. House passes recreational marijuana bill that would put state in charge of sales

cannabis PA house

New restrictions placed on mobile medical services in Kensington

Don't have a REAL ID? You can still fly without one – for now, Homeland Security secretary says

REAL ID TSA

Recreational marijuana legalization proposal advances out of Pa. House committee

PA pot legalization

Multiple Philadelphia theaters lose NEA grants for past and future shows

NEA Wilma Theater

Sanitation crews to clear litter, graffiti and abandoned cars from every Philly neighborhood by August

Philly summer cleaning

Trump budget seeks to slash $21 billion from renewable energy programs

clean energy trump

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