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Pennsylvania to ban cell phone use while driving and require police to collect traffic stop data
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania will join the majority of states that ban motorists from handling a cell phone for almost any purpose while driving, as backers of the legislation hope to reduce distracted driving accidents and deaths after nearly two decades of pressing the measure. ...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
Altoona Mirror. May 6, 2024. Editorial: Lawmakers do right on stalking law As technology continues to change, our laws and our sense of justice must adapt to meet the new technological landscape. One such aspect of that evolution is the use of devices...
Primary voters take down at least 2 incumbents in Pennsylvania House
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania election results include a loss Tuesday in the Democratic primary by a Philadelphia state representative one day after prosecutors announced that they had erroneously issued a warrant mistakenly accusing him of violating a protective order. Rep....
Police seeking arrest of Pennsylvania state lawmaker for allegedly violating restraining order
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Philadelphia police said Tuesday that they issued an arrest warrant for a state lawmaker for violating a restraining order. A police spokesperson said the agency was unable to discuss the details of the warrant issued for Rep. Kevin Boyle. He was expected to...
A Pittsburgh congressional race could test Democrats who have criticized Israel's handling of war
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An election this month in Pittsburgh and some of its suburbs is emerging as an early test of whether Israel’s war with Hamas poses political threats to progressive Democrats in Congress who have criticized how the conflict has been handled. U.S. Rep. Summer...
Pennsylvania House advances measure to prohibit 'ghost guns'
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A proposal to ban the purchase, sale and production of untraceable gun parts passed the Pennsylvania state House of Representatives on Wednesday, with Democrats in the House using their majority to propel gun control after years of stagnation in a divided state government....
Court tosses Republican Pennsylvania lawmakers’ challenge of state, federal voter access actions
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — An attempt by conservative Pennsylvania lawmakers to overturn a shift to automatic voter registration was dismissed by a federal court on Tuesday, along with their other challenges to actions designed to boost voter registration. The lawsuit, filed by 24...
Pennsylvania lawmakers push to find out causes of death for older adults in abuse or neglect cases
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Republican state lawmakers are pushing Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration to do more to investigate the deaths of older adults who are the subject of an abuse or neglect complaint after Pennsylvania recorded a steep increase in such deaths, starting in 2019. ...
Nevada judge blocks state from limiting Medicaid coverage for abortions
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada judge has struck down the state's limits on Medicaid coverage for abortion services, saying the restrictions violate equal rights protections. Clark County District Judge Erika Ballou said Tuesday from the bench that she planned to issue a written order at...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
LNP/LancasterOnline. March 8, 2024. Editorial: PPL must improve customer service — and should be required to compensate customers for billing fiasco PPL is Lancaster County’s primary electricity provider, with approximately 272,000 customers here. So its billing...
