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City Hall Mayor Parker Strikes Deal with DC 33 Trash collectors and other frontline City workers will return to work after the Parker administration...

Technology & Gig Economy PHILADELPHIA—Waymo to Begin Testing Driverless Cars This Summer Waymo is launching manual test drives of its autonomous vehicles in Philadelphia...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE 360,000 Illinois Residents To Lose Food Assistance Due To Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ Pritzker Says  “Gov. JB Pritzker warned the...

“President Donald Trump’s legacy may ultimately depend on which faction of potential candidates his successor comes from and his willingness to weigh in on...

Pennsylvania PA’s Lottery Allowed to Allocate More Money to Player Payouts  Lawmakers passed legislation last week aimed at raising millions of more dollars for...

NYC Passes FY26 Budget On June 30, the City Council formally adopted the $115.9 billion FY 2026 budget. The budget includes funding to pilot a new free...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE State ends fiscal year with record revenue  “Despite uncertainty over the economy and federal funding during the second half of...

Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro Remains Optimistic About Ongoing Budget Negotiations Governor Josh Shapiro (D) says a budget deal is expected “very soon” despite Pennsylvania missing...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE Gov. JB Pritzker taps Christian Mitchell as lieutenant governor pick in campaign for third term  “Christian Mitchell, a former South...

City Hall Philly to Invest in 15 More “Year-Round” Schools Mayor Charelle Parker announced that Philadelphia will invest in 15 new extended-day, extended-year schools....

Pennsylvania Legislators to Miss Budget Deadline Again Amid $5.5B Gap, Policy Disputes For the fourth consecutive year, Pennsylvania lawmakers have missed the June 30...

ILLINOIS AROUND THE STATE ‘I have work to do,’ Pritzker says in launching third-term reelection bid “Pritzker said his third term would focus on...