There were 18 candidates in the state鈥檚 judicial primary elections this past Tuesday. However, voters would be hard pressed to name any of them other than former Pittsburgh Steelers Dwayne Woodruff, who won the Democratic nomination for the state Supreme Court.There鈥檚 a good reason, though, ...
Beginning in August, as the result of a law passed last year, Pennsylvania will begin requiring first-time drunken drivers to get ignition interlock systems installed on their vehicles.That means that before the person鈥檚 car will start, the driver will, in effect, be required to pass a ...
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns in their classrooms?Well, it could happen in Pennsylvania. The state Senate Education Committee passed a measure this past week that would give school districts the option of allowing their teachers, principals and other school employees to possess ...
Pennsylvania鈥檚 Right-to-Know Law was updated in 2008, some 50 years after it came on the books. And state lawmakers, in defiance of their wretched record and rotten reputation, did a pretty good job of improving it, though it still needs work and has caused some unforeseen consequences.Among ...
There鈥檚 little doubt that Pennsylvania, in general, and southwestern Pennsylvania, in particular, are in the throes of a drug epidemic.A Drug Enforcement Agency study shows that 3,383 drug-related overdose deaths were reported in Pennsylvania for 2015, an increase of 23.4 percent from ...
When the Pennsylvania Legislature reconvenes this week for the 2017-18 session, lawmakers are facing many difficult issues.There鈥檚 the budget with an estimated $600 million deficit that will have to be balanced in some fashion. There is also a myriad of other long-time issues that will have ...