State Law
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No singing in the bathtub? A look at Pennsylvania’s weirdest laws
From purchasing vehicles on Sundays to whistling on the streets in certain towns, Pennsylvania has some weird, obscure laws still on the books.
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80% of polled voters in state back Pennsylvania’s ‘Beagle Bill’
A poll found that 80% of voters support Senate Bill 381, Pennsylvania’s “Beagle Bill,” while 5% oppose it.
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Skill games are unlawful, Pennsylvania Supreme Court finds
The decision strikes down what the commonwealth’s highest court called a pair of “deeply flawed” lower court rulings.
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Is tarot illegal? Pa. court to hear Hanover business lawsuit soon
In 2023, Hanover police visited Beck Lawrence, owner of the Serpent’s Key, claiming they were violating a 165-year-old Pennsylvania law regarding fortune telling for personal gain. The shop owner filed suit in 2024 claiming civil rights violations.
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Garrity lays out plan to ‘unleash’ the commonwealth’s natural gas industry
The GOP nominee for governor told a shale gas industry group she envisions a ‘turnaround’ for Pa. powered by drilling.
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PA distracted driving law changing and holding your phone will cost you
Pennsylvania drivers need to put down most electronic devices including cellphones while driving or risk a $50 ticket starting in June.
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PA drivers caught on cellphones will be fined $50 starting in June
Known as Paul Miller’s Law, the new legislation banning the use of all handheld devices while driving in Pennsylvania goes into effect on June 6.
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Pa. files first-of-its-kind lawsuit alleging AI bots gave fake medical credentials
The Shapiro administration is taking legal action against Character Technologies, alleging its Character.AI chatbots misled users by posing as licensed medical professionals.
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Bill to block whites-only communities clears Pennsylvania House
The bill that squeaked through the Pennsylvania House of Representatives seeks to close legal loopholes that enabled an extremist group to carve out roughly 160 acres in Arkansas for a whites-only community. The leaders of this group, called Return to the Land, have expressed interest in replicating their model around the nation.
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What must happen before Pennsylvania joins 24 states with legal cannabis?
What needs to happen before Pennsylvania joins the 24 states and Washington, D.C., where recreational marijuana for adult-use has been legalized?
