Crime and Justice
Lawmakers, Educators, And Prosecutors Will Study PA’s Juvenile Justice Issues
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Governor Tom Wolf says the goal is to ensure more young offenders leave the criminal system and stay out.
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PA Democrats Claim House Speaker Struck Failed GOP Votes From The Record
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Speaker Mike Turzai counters that he did so because of a routine parliamentary issue.
Government
Two PA Democrats Try To Guarantee Medical Consent
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Studies have shown that doctors at some hospitals routinely instruct medical students to perform practice exams on unconscious patients without their permission.
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Despite GOP Compromise, PA Governor Says Drilling Bill Still Too Risky
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Republicans are pushing for looser regulations on conventional oil and gas drillers, who generally run small operations and work with relatively shallow wells.
Crime and Justice
PA House Moves To Keep People Convicted Of Gun Crimes In Jail Longer
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The chamber narrowly passed a measure that would require judges to issue consecutive sentences for multiple crimes involving guns.
Government
PA Lawmakers Plan To Try, Once More, To Make Redistricting Less Political
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In order to change how congressional and state legislative districts are drawn before nationwide reapportionment in 2021, the General Assembly needs to strike a deal by early August.
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PA Dems Push To Shore Up Coverage In Case Obamacare Is Struck Down
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They want a GOP-controlled Senate committee to hold hearings on several of their bills backstopping ACA provisions. It’s not clear if they’ll get their wish.
Government
Democrats, Republicans In PA House Clash Over Special Election Dates
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GOP Speaker Mike Turzai scheduled the elections to be held less than a month before the primary. Democratic leaders think that’s needlessly confusing.
Food and Farms
Some PA Farmers Have Trouble Budgeting Money From New State Grant
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Pennsylvania’s Agriculture Secretary says several grant recipients were taken by surprise that they had to pay contracted workers prevailing wages.
News
Citing Unity, Two More PA Congress Members Endorse Biden For President
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The freshmen congressional members join a growing number of Pennsylvania politicians throwing support behind the former vice president.