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Pennsylvania

Pa. primary election 2025: What to know about this year’s judicial elections, and who’s running

Pennsylvania is among eight states that hold partisan elections for appellate courts. Here’s what to know about the candidates running for seats.

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Delaware
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Government Accountability

Delaware nonprofits warn cuts to national service, food deliveries hurting underserved residents

Delaware leaders warn that $1.1 million cuts to AmeriCorps and USDA food aid will impact services for the state's most underserved communities.

13 hours ago

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Philadelphia
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Billy Penn

A procrastinator’s guide to the 2025 primary election in Philadelphia

Primary day is May 20. Mail ballots must be received by the Board of Elections by 8 p.m. that day.

19 hours ago

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PlanPhilly
Government
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Philadelphia

Philly ballot measure would send more dollars to city fund for affordable housing

Supporters say the measure closes a loophole created by an incentive program designed to create more affordable housing in the city.

1 day ago

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Sen. Ruben Gallego of Arizona, a Democrat, fields questions from Bucks County residents during a “town hall” in Levittown.
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics

Arizona senator visits Bucks County, calls out Pa. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick for not holding town halls

The trip from Ruben Gallego, a first-term senator from Arizona, may signal the Democrat is laying the groundwork for a 2028 presidential bid.

2 days ago

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Delaware
Government
Government Accountability

Delaware advocates urge passage of inspector general bill as part of decadeslong fight for more government transparency

The push by the Delaware Coalition for Open Government is part of a 20-year fight for more government transparency.

3 days ago

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Crime
Immigration
New Jersey
Protests

Newark mayor denies trespassing at immigration detention center following arrest

Alina Habba, interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey, said Ras Baraka committed trespass and ignored warnings from Homeland Security personnel to leave the Delaney Hall facility.

4 days ago

Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen on stage at Gordon Theater
Government
K-12
New Jersey
Politics

Mayor Vic Carstarphen said his city was ‘Camden strong.’ Here are some takeaways from his State of the City address

Carstarphen called the city school district's budget deficit "the elephant in the room" and discussed technology upgrades, public investments and construction projects.

4 days ago

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Delaware
Medicine
Public Health

Delaware Senate delays vote on new marijuana commissioner over conflict of interest concerns

Marijuana Commissioner nominee Joshua Sanderlin has interests in two cannabis businesses. Senators say that’s a legal problem.

5 days ago

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Council member Kendra Brooks, Council President Kenyatta Johnson and union workers outside Philadelphia City Hall
Business
Employment
Philadelphia

Philadelphia City Council passes bill to protect workers who speak up for rights

Employers face fines of $2,000 for each violation, such as retaliation for workers standing up for their rights, under the worker protection bill.

5 days ago

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Sen. John Fetterman speaks
Government
Mental Health
Pennsylvania

What to know about John Fetterman, the Pennsylvania senator who talks about mental health

As a senator, John Fetterman has made a rightward shift on some issues, prompting some former supporters to disavow him.

5 days ago

Tom Mehaffie speaking at a podium
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania
WITF

Pa. House advances voter ID, omnibus election reform bills

In a 14-12 vote, with support from two Democrats and all 12 Republicans, the House State Government Committee advanced HB771.

5 days ago

John Fetterman talks to reporters
Government
Pennsylvania
Politics

Sen. John Fetterman raises alarms with outburst at meeting with teachers union officials, AP sources say

In last week's meeting, sources say Fetterman began repeating himself, shouting and slamming his hands on a desk.

5 days ago

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Government
Law
Pennsylvania

Pa. House passes recreational cannabis bill, faces uphill battle in Senate

House Democrats swiftly approved legislation to legalize recreational cannabis statewide this week after half a dozen hearings about the topic last year.

5 days ago

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Delaware
Immigration

Un muro de protección: legisladores de Delaware buscan proteger a familias inmigrantes del escrutinio federal

Las propuestas protegerían la información personal de estudiantes inmigrantes, sus familias y de personas con tarjetas de privilegio de conducir de los funcionarios federales.

6 days ago

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