The Pennsylvania Senate Law and Justice Committee’s first hearing on legalizing recreational marijuana featured testimony from officials.
By Victor Skinner
Wolf sides with local governments in rejecting gun rights bill
Gov. Tom Wolf has vetoed legislation designed to protect Pennsylvania residents’ Second Amendment rights against municipalities that enact restrictive gun ordinances.
By Victor Skinner
Wolf unveils plan to spend Pennsylvania’s remaining $1.7B in federal Covid relief
Gov. Tom Wolf outlined a plan Wednesday to funnel federal pandemic relief funds to the commonwealth’s families, businesses, health care workers and community revitalization efforts.
By Victor Skinner
Kyle Sammin: Joe Biden’s other “no-work” job
Did former Penn president trade a no-work job for an ambassadorship? Come on, man!
By Kyle Sammin
Bill to increase caps on school-choice tax credit programs clears Pennsylvania Senate committee
“You have a human factor here,” says Sen. Mike Regan. “Save a kid’s life, what’s that worth? What’s that worth to you?”
By Victor Skinner
Clarice Schillinger: Houston, we have a problem
Pres. Biden and Gov. Wolf have failed to be transparent with Pennsylvanians. The good news is we are Americans, we are Pennsylvanians, and we will take back our commonwealth.
By Clarice Shillinger
Lawmaker proposes school choice for Pennsylvania students in poor-performing districts
The Lifeline Scholarships would allow parents to use state funds for qualified expenses that would include tuition at alternative schools, textbooks, curriculum, tutoring or services for students with special needs.
By Victor Skinner
Kevin Mooney: Paycheck protection needed to prevent government payroll from funding partisan political activism
The bill is a “much-needed step to end this archaic practice and protect taxpayers from unwittingly aiding the political agendas of big government union officials.”
By Kevin Mooney
Ben Mannes: As radical criminal justice policies result in record murders, where’s the bully pulpit?
Last year was the deadliest year in Philadelphia’s 340-year history. What is notably absent is any sense of accountability by the political leaders charged with keeping us safe.
By Ben Mannes
First Bank of U.S. museum restoration gets $100,000 crypto donation
The project to reopen a national landmark in Philadelphia to the public has received a significant and symbolic donation.
By Rick Rickman