“When a detention center opens up within a state — within a community — ICE is going to fill those beds with local people — people in the tri-State Area," said Jenny Garcia of Detention Watch Network.

Pennsylvania has one of the highest SNAP "error rates" of any state, which puts it on track to shoulder millions in additional funding costs should congressional changes pass.

"The difficulty and confusion trying to reach local Social Security offices by phone raise emotional levels," a Philadelphia attorney said.

Davida Coe-Brockington, a longtime Camden educator, will serve as interim school superintendent. The state is searching for a permanent replacement for Katrina McCombs, the outgoing superintendent.

Officials say new state money could forestall some planned cuts. "We have to budget not on hope but on reality,” SEPTA General Manager Scott A. Sauer has said.

U.S. Rep. Tim Walberg (R., Mich.) has demanded answers from Haverford President Wendy Raymond on discipline of faculty and students in relation to antisemitism complaints.

The total cost of funding the state's department that administers Medicaid topped $55 billion last year including federal contributions, with the state covering $19 billion of the cost.

Kevin Joseph Krebs, 31, a licensed electrician from Malvern, is registered as a Democrat. But only a couple months ago he was a Republican.

The Delaware County district, which won a landmark lawsuit over inadequate school funding in 2023, says new state money for poorer districts isn't coming fast enough.

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers and Philadelphia School District joined forces in Harrisburg in an unprecedented rally.

At a rally in support of the project, Gov. Josh Shapiro said people “shouldn’t sleep on nuclear.”

The closely watched confirmation hearing came a day after the release of damaging report against Emil Bove, President Donald Trump's pick for a prestigious federal appeals position in Philadelphia.

The Superior Court vacated the sentence of a man convicted of openly carrying a handgun in Philadelphia without a license, finding that the city-specific requirement is unconstitutional.

Philadelphia-based creatives Aneesh Bhoopathy and Phil Ditzler created Zohran Mamdani’s branding, logo, and digital presence for his wildly successful mayoral primary race.

The 33-year-old democratic socialist who ran an energetic campaign centered on the cost of living, told supporters, “I will be your Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City.”