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Pennsylvania House committee holds hearing on legalizing marijuana
Cannabis industry officials testified in front of the Pennsylvania House Health Committee on Monday and laid out a vision of what adult-use cannabis could look like in the commonwealth.
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Here’s how candidates make it on Pennsylvania’s 2024 primary ballot
Pennsylvania’s signature collection period to obtain access to the 2024 primary ballot is underway.
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House Democrats address mental health issues affecting Pennsylvania’s students
Lawmakers on the Pennsylvania House Education Committee wrapped up two days of hearings focusing on helping students suffering from mental health issues, and they ended the hearings by passing a packet of bills doing just that.
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Older and disabled Pennsylvanians now eligible for $1,000 property tax and rent rebate
Older and disabled Pennsylvanians are set to receive more money from the commonwealth through a property tax and rent rebate program.
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We asked, you answered: What would you like to see the state Legislature accomplish in 2024?
Establish a livable minimum wage? Make significant progress toward legalizing marijuana for recreational use? Stronger gun safety legislation? Find out what your fellow Pennsylvanians want lawmakers in Harrisburg to get done in 2024.
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PA Republicans have blocked a minimum wage increase for six months
The minimum wage is increasing in 25 states on Jan. 1, 2024, but Pennsylvania isn’t included on that list due to inaction by the Republican-controlled Pennsylvania Senate.
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PA lawmakers pass bill cracking down on porch pirating
Pennsylvania lawmakers passed legislation with strong bipartisan support to crack down on porch pirating or mail theft.
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What a year: These news events dominated Pennsylvania headlines in 2023
From a fiery 50-car train derailment to Taylor Swift being named TIME Magazine’s person of the year, a look back at the headlines that shaped 2023.
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PA lawmakers propose bill to remove lead from drinking water in public schools
A bipartisan group of lawmakers from the Pennsylvania House and Senate held a press conference in the capitol rotunda on Tuesday to promote legislation that would remove lead contamination from public schools across the state.
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Opinion: Calling for immediate passage of SB 838’s probation reforms
I join my voice with so many others calling for immediate passage of SB 838’s probation reforms.
