There are clear policy solutions that can be adopted to end the opioid crisis gripping the Commonwealth and the United States.
By Earl Baker
Pennsylvania court strikes down school mask mandate
Pennsylvania’s school mask mandate has recently been struck down by a Commonwealth Court.
By Christen Smith
Gina Diorio: More Covid data deception from the Wolf administration
The Wolf administration presented irrelevant data on the proportion of Covid deaths, hospitalizations, and cases among the vaccinated versus the unvaccinated.
By Gina Diorio
Two state senators introduce first bipartisan bill to legalize the adult use of marijuana in Pennsylvania
Two state senators are working to legalize the adult use of marijuana in Pennsylvania, but state leaders’ responses to their efforts are mixed.
By Blake Barstar
Dan Bartkowiak: New push for legal weed uses old tactics: levying false claims, ignoring science and harm in other states
Senator Mike Regan’s op-ed about marijuana makes several flawed conclusions, and the bill that he is sponsoring will hurt our state by commercializing this harmful drug.
By Dan Bartkowiak
Sen. Mike Regan: Legalization of adult-use marijuana is inevitable
It’s time for Pennsylvania to legalize adult-use marijuana, and in doing so improve the safety, state, and opportunities of our neighborhoods. Change is coming – let’s leverage it for good.
By Sen. Mike Regan
Dispute between Wolf admin and feds delayed vaccine distribution to elderly
“Could we please get additional clarification on how this date of December 28 was decided?”…”Were there constraints identified that led DOH to determine it could not start vaccination before the 28th?”
By Todd Shepherd
Ben Mannes: Did controversy over Covid-19 treatments reveal the FDA’s “Vaccine Bias”?
While FDA approvals for potentially breakthrough treatments for Covid-19 languish, many wonder if recent plans from the Biden administration to control the distribution of monoclonal antibodies are a plan to hold back Covid-19 treatments in order to force Americans to get vaccinated.
A. Benjamin Mannes
Pennsylvania legislative leaders set sights on mask mandate, regulatory waivers
Pennsylvania’s Republican members of Congress announced that their agenda will prioritize contesting the Wolf administration’s mask mandate and reviewing regulatory waivers.
By Christen Smith
Biden administration appoints second state health official under Covid-19 investigation
In the fight to “Crush Covid” the Biden administration has now appointed to leadership positions health officials from states currently under investigation for murky and deadly Covid-19 response practices.
By Ben Mannes