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Cherelle Parker safety

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

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

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

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

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

02102024 Kevin Boyle bar outburst video.png

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

It's about to become a lot easier to cancel gym memberships in New Jersey

New Jersey gym memberships

Could 2024 be the year Pennsylvania raises its minimum wage?

William Penn statue will not be removed from Philly's Welcome Park, NPS says

William Penn statue

Kenyatta Johnson takes over as president of Philadelphia City Council

kenyatta johnson council president

Cherelle Parker lays out plan to combat violent crime, boost police presence in first 100 days as Philly's mayor

Cherelle Parker 100 days

Cherelle Parker privately sworn-in as mayor ahead of inauguration ceremony

Cherelle Parker private swearing-in

Mayor Cherelle Parker delivers hopeful message at inauguration, says 'it's on us' to change Philly

Mayor Charelle Parker inauguration

The weirdest bills and resolutions from the Pennsylvania General Assembly's 2023 legislative session

New Jersey brewery restrictions to return following temporary waiver

New Jersey Brewery Restrictions

Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker names Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel as city's next managing director

Parker Thiel Philly

The Free Library to resume Saturday hours at 12 more branches

Free Library Saturday Hours

New Jersey's proposal to limit children’s social media use has a big obstacle: the First Amendment

Philly's ski mask ban became law last week, but there are questions about its effect — and its constitutionality

City Council ski mask law

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