Safety
During his first budget speech before a joint General Assembly, Gov. Shapiro proposed increasing the state’s investment in its workers, businesses, and students.
State lawmakers proposed dozens of bills throughout the 2021-2022 legislative session aimed at addressing gun violence in Pennsylvania, from banning assault weapons to universal background checks.
The current year’s state budget includes millions for two grant programs aimed at preventing violent crimes before they happen.
Gov. Wolf will veto the bill which critics say makes guns more readily accessible.
Even without their votes, the bill had bipartisan support in the House of Representatives and is moving on to the Senate.
A Pennsylvania lawyer threatened to kill Democrats in the US Senate and was on his way to Washington, D.C., with firearms and a “large amount of ammunition” when he was stopped by state police.
A Pennsylvania woman was charged with helping to storm the U.S. Capitol, with federal authorities saying she is the person in a pink hat shown in video directing others through a bullhorn.