Ben Wasserstein
Capitol Bureau Chief for WPSU-
Pennsylvania legislators are introducing a package of bills to increase the severity of charges for "swatting," calling police to report fake crimes and threats to trigger a police response.
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With the primary less than two months away, election workers are scrambling to ensure a safe and secure election.
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In 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court opened the floodgates for corporations and nonprofits to make unlimited hidden contributions to political causes. One Pa. state lawmaker believes it can make those entities be more transparent with their spending.
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Over the past few years Pennsylvania has suffered numerous cybersecurity problems.
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Amid a time of divisive partisanship, poll workers are feeling less safe. That’s why Rep. Tim Brennan, D-Bucks, is introducing legislation to prevent firearms at polling places.
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Erie Republican senator Dan Laughlin is introducing legislation to amend Pennsylvania's Uniform Firearms Act to allow medical marijuana users to own a firearm.
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Allegheny County Democrat Jessica Benham is trying to create the Department of Disability Rights, Employment, Accessibility and Mobility, or DREAM, in Pennsylvania after a previous attempt never made it to the floor.
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With the presidential primary a few months away, poll workers are still needed to ensure the election can be held without problems.
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State Sen. Art Haywood, D-Montgomery, is asking the Senate to investigate Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, for his actions supporting former President Donald Trump’s election-fraud lie that led to the January 6th, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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Pennsylvanians could be smoking a different plant should new legislation legalizing recreational cannabis become law.