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MaryNissi Lemon of Lemonlife Doula and Birthing Services (kneeling on left) explains that different positions can offer relief during childbirth during a childbirth education class at the Garsen Center, 4704 Leiper St. Phila., Pa. on May 22, 2022. Starting in 2025, certified doula services enrolled in the state's Medical Assistance program will be covered by Medicaid.

New year, new laws: Pay raises, PTSD coverage, minimum wage increase, and health reforms hit Pa. and N.J.

New laws in Pennsylvania and New Jersey include pay raises for top state officials, PTSD workers' comp for first responders, and health patient protections.

Louis Bechtle, who was a U.S. District Court Judge from 1972 to 2001, in his chambers upon his retirement.

Obituaries

Louis C. Bechtle, Philadelphia’s former U.S. Attorney and chief federal judge, dies at 97

The Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia City Hall Dec. 18, 2023. Common Pleas are the general trial courts of Pennsylvania. They are organized into 60 judicial districts, most serving a single county.

Legal News

Philly and the Pa. Supreme Court are top ‘judicial hellholes,’ a tort reform group says. Trial attorneys aren’t happy.

A video screen grab pictures mysterious drone sightings that appear to be spreading beyond North Jersey to areas of Pennsylvania and New York. Video footage from a drone sighting in Bucks County Sunday night was posted on Enigma, a crowd-sourced social media platform for UFO sightings.

Nation & World

Can you shoot a drone down? What if it’s trespassing? We explain.

Business

New year, new laws: Pay raises, PTSD coverage, minimum wage increase, and health reforms hit Pa. and N.J.

Louis C. Bechtle, Philadelphia’s former U.S. Attorney and chief federal judge, dies at 97

Philly and the Pa. Supreme Court are top ‘judicial hellholes,’ a tort reform group says. Trial attorneys aren’t happy.

Can you shoot a drone down? What if it’s trespassing? We explain.

Delaware judge again blocks Tesla’s plan to give Elon Musk over $50 billion