Pennsylvania State General Assembly
Changes to medical marijuana law approved by Legislature
Jun. 25, 2021 10:20 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pandemic-era regulations that let medical marijuana dispensaries serve patients at curbside and dispense three months' worth of the drug...
Lawmakers vote to bank pandemic funds, boost schools funding
By Mark Scolforo Jun. 25, 2021 11:37 AM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state budget that dumps billions in federal coronavirus money into savings, boosts spending on education and provides aid to nursing...
House votes for 'vaccine passports,' Health secretary limits
By Mark Scolforo Jun. 23, 2021 05:38 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans in the Pennsylvania House on Wednesday voted to ban the use of so-called COVID-19 “vaccine passports” by colleges,...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
York Dispatch. June 22, 2021.
Editorial: By coming out, former Penn State standout Carl Nassib proves his courage
The...
Republicans juggle deficit, pandemic and schools in budget
By Marc Levy Jun. 17, 2021 11:26 AM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in Pennsylvania are working to assemble a budget plan that would use billions in federal pandemic relief and...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
York Dispatch. June 14, 2021.
Editorial: Awful ‘audit’ idea hatched by GOP in Pa.
It seemed only a matter of time...
House votes to end governor's pandemic disaster declaration
By Mark Scolforo Jun. 08, 2021 07:25 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania's House of Representatives voted on party lines Tuesday to put an end to the governor's pandemic disaster emergency...
Medical marijuana law changes get through Pennsylvania House
Jun. 07, 2021 04:14 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The state House on Monday approved a set of revisions to Pennsylvania's medical marijuana law, seeking to make permanent some of the...
Lawmakers return for June with big agenda, sharp differences
By Marc Levy Jun. 07, 2021 11:20 AM EDT
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
By The Associated Press Jun. 02, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. May 31, 2021.
Editorial: Baseball boondoggle shows why Nutting should sell Pirates
Step right...
House GOP advances measure limiting Wolf disaster authority
By Mark Scolforo May. 25, 2021 12:44 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A state House committee voted on party lines Tuesday to keep portions of the governor's coronavirus disaster emergency in place until...
House GOP tees up legislation on governor's pandemic powers
May. 24, 2021 06:32 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The Republican floor leader of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Monday proposed keeping in place some parts of Gov. Tom Wolf...
Vaccine passport bill takes first step in Pennsylvania
May. 24, 2021 04:32 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republicans in Pennsylvania's state Senate began advancing legislation Monday to prohibit governments and school districts from...
Medical marijuana law changes pass Pennsylvania House panel
May. 24, 2021 01:50 PM EDT
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A proposal to permanently adopt pandemic-prompted changes to Pennsylvania's medical marijuana law passed a state House committee on...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
By The Associated Press May. 19, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Philadelphia Inquirer. May 17, 2021.
Editorial: Republican lawmakers should deal with real issues instead of targeting transgender children...
GOP: Wolf should fire vendor that mishandled virus data
By Michael Rubinkam May. 03, 2021 01:35 PM EDT
Pennsylvania should immediately terminate the no-bid state contract of a company that performed COVID-19 contact tracing and exposed the private medical...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
By The Associated Press Apr. 28, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
York Daily Record. April 25, 2021.
Editorial: Victims have waited long enough, open Pennsylvania’s courtroom doors
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