Philadelphia Youth Basketball has officially announced The Generator, a new career development and economic opportunity center designed to connect young people and young adults to hands-on training, c...

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The U.S. Supreme Court lifted much of that uncertainty late Monday when it rejected President Donald Trump’s push to have the U.S. Postal Service play a central role in deciding who would be able to r...

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to change how mail ballots are sent to voters across the country, rebuffing a proposal that election officials warned w...

Philadelphia, PA − September 8, 2026 − Senators Vincent Hughes and Sharif Street joined Level Up Philly Founder, Pastor Aaron Campbell, staff, and over 600 Level Up Philly students to celebrate […]

Pennsylvania voters can still cast mail ballots as usual this November.

School supply costs are up about 11 percent. Backpack drives offer free supplies and clothes, giving some relief to Philly families.

Governor Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) Chancellor Christopher Fiorentino announced that PASSHE is offering expedited admissions support to students impacted b...

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HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — They are called pre-Act 9 retirees and, though they taught Pennsylvania children and protected our communities, their pensions have remained frozen for a quarter cent…

PHILADELPHIA, July 23, 2026 — Today, Sen. Vincent Hughes, in partnership with Jazz Philadelphia, Creative Philadelphia, Ars Nova Workshop, and WRTI at Temple University, today announced the lineup for...

State Sen. Vincent Hughes said Tuesday he wants to ensure new innovation investments funded through the state budget reach historically underserved neighborhoods, including many of the majority-Black ...

Negotiated as part of this year’s state budget and signed into law Sunday, more than 80,000 retired public sector workers will receive cost-of-living increases to their pension plans.

July 12, 2026 – Today, Governor Shapiro signed the FY26-27 state budget into law after it passed the state Senate and House with a bipartisan vote in both chambers. The […]

In the state Senate, the Republican majority voted unanimously to kill a Democratic-led effort to vote on raising it  to $15 an hour with an annual cost of living increase.

Democrats want to raise Pennsylvania’s hourly minimum wage to $15, which Republican leaders say is too high.

Senate Republicans say a deal is close on a PA budget, but House Democrats are accusing them of “not finishing the job.”

With a budget deal seemingly out of reach for the week, state Senators left Harrisburg Tuesday, marking another year the fiscal plan will miss the end-of-June deadline set by state law.

Pennsylvania lawmakers missed the budget deadline as partisan tensions stall negotiations, but essential state services continue.