Government

Minimum wage

New Jersey to raise minimum wage to $15.92, more than double the rate in Pennsylvania

Trump administration pauses five East Coast offshore wind projects, citing national security risks

Trump wind projects

N.J. lawmakers cancel votes on bill to ban pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits

NJ puppy store

N.J. Senate approves expanding paid family leave benefits to workers at smaller companies

nj family leave

Why does this Pennsylvania county keep having election problems?

luzerne county voting

Bill to bring whole milk back as school lunch option awaits Trump's signature

whole milk trump

Bill banning cellphones in N.J. schools heads to Gov. Murphy desk

NJ phones schools

Pennsylvania State Police commissioner leaving to join FBI

PSP commissioner leaving

Trump reclassifies marijuana, easing federal restrictions but stopping short of legalization

Trump marijuana

Federal audit finds N.J. nursing homes let workers start without background checks

nursing home background

Auction of nearly 700 of the last pennies pressed in Philly and Denver totals over $16 million

Penny Auction

Homeland Security says it won't comply if N.J. passes law banning ICE agents from wearing masks

ICE masks NJ

Could a 'registry of historic eateries' help New Jersey's diners?

saving NJ diners

Shapiro opposes tech giants' push to dismiss case about how data centers connect to electric grid

Data centers pjm grid

Health Insurance

Trump's idea for health accounts has been tried. Millions of patients have ended up in debt

Donald Trump Health

North Philly legislator and his community remain at odds over the future of Cecil B. Moore Library

Cecil B moore library

Pa. lawmakers are among the highest paid in the U.S. They just got another automatic raise.

pa lawmaker raises

'We have to do something': N.J. lawmakers advance controversial e-bike regulations

nj e-bike regulations

What are N.J.'s most urgent policy priorities? Advocates outline 7 in new roadmap for state

NJ priorities

'Just part of the legislative process': Council president downplays tension over delay to Parker's housing plan

HOME plan budget council

'Like a David versus Goliath fight': Communities take on Big Tech, government over AI data centers

Data centers

N.J. bill would ban ICE agents from wearing masks during enforcement operations

NJ ICE masks

New Jersey moves closer to legalizing psilocybin for mental health treatment

nj mushroom psilocybin

Pa. awards HBO's 'Task' $49.8 million tax credit to film Season 2 in the state

Task Pennsylvania Tax Credit

Rep. Houlahan among Democrats probed by FBI after video about illegal orders

Chrissy Houlahan FBI

Trump administration wants everyone to reapply for food stamps. What does that mean?

food stamps reapply

Trump administration threatens Pa. over driver's licenses 'illegally' issued to immigrant truckers

Truckers PennDOT Trump

Philly adds protections for workers who are menstruating or going through menopause

philly menopause protections

New legislation targets rising utility bills and inaccurate water meter readings

Water department bills.jpg

Organ donor group told Camden hospital to harvest from patient who showed signs of life, U.S. lawmakers say

NJ organ donation investigation

Trump administration approves $1 billion loan for restart of nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island

Pennsylvania's new budget tightens cyber charter oversight, boosts school funding

PA budget schools

Pennsylvania abandons climate initiative to end five-month budget impasse

PA budget environment

SNAP benefits resume in full in Pa. following end of government shutdown

SNAP payments resume PA

Sen. John Fetterman hospitalized after fall near home in Western Pa.

U.S. Mint in Philly makes last penny after more than 230 years of production

pennies

City Council calls for Mayor Parker's H.O.M.E. plan to prioritize Philly's poorest residents

HOME hearing Nov. 12

Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission stiffens penalties for drivers who rack up 'egregious' unpaid tolls

Turnpike tolls attorney general

Gov. Murphy frees siblings sentenced to decades for fatal Camden County robbery in 2009

NJ prison commutations

What went wrong with Chester County's pollbooks on Election Day

Chester County voting

Pa. environmentalists urge Gov. Shapiro not to exit climate program in exchange for budget deal

PA budget climate

Philly food banks report long lines, meal shortages and a spike in donations amid SNAP 'crisis'

SNAP freeze one week in

City to rename North Philly street for slain Philly rapper LGP Qua

LGP Qua street

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