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The bill originated in the Senate as a measure making texting while driving a secondary offense, meaning you'd have to be pulled over for another offense first. But the House amended the bill to make it tougher.
As politics goes, this is an exciting week, with behind the scenes action moving at a rapid pace.
The Apartments at Cliveden, in Germantown, offer 62 rent-restricted, utilities-included, assistance-available, one-bedroom units for seniors who are at or below the federal poverty line.
An expansion of Atlantic City International Airport is moving ahead as planned, even amid word that AirTran is pulling out.
Even though it's one of the fastest growing counties in the state, Chester County is still without a facility to train first-responders.
A week away from the so-called off year election, there are some real mysteries of the most watched election in this region – the struggle for control of Montgomery County government.
The federal government contends that convicted former Pennsylvania state senator Vince Fumo has continued his fraudulent ways in prison -- and offers proof in his own prison e-mails.
The Transport Security Administration is rolling out new full-body scanners that are said to be more passenger-friendly than those currently in use.
The City of Philadelphia's finances are so bleak these days that when a very slight budget surplus appears, officials call a news conference to crow about it.
Mayor Nutter didn't sign it, but he didn't veto it and now a bill that forces a small number of businesses in the city to offer their workers paid sick leave is the law in Philadelphia.
A growing Center City community remains divided after a City Council committee vote approving a possible surcharge to residents in that neighborhood to clean up the streets.
Residents in Galloway Township elect council members and those members pick a mayor among them. The Deputy Mayor is now stepping in to run meetings and sign documents and the township manager will run the day to day operations, as usual.
Shouting "shame" at councilmembers, opponents blasted Mayor Nutter for a curfew that they believe does little to solve the problem of flash mobs and that will, in their view, only encourage police harassment of minorities.
The district is planning to slash an additional $17 million in spending.
She says there are also three local banks willing to provide attractive loan terms to people willing to commit to properties in Camden.
