Harrisburg, Pa. — Pa. Senators Pennycuick, Martin, and Baker have introduced S.B. 1050, a bill intended to protect Pennsylvania's young people against the threats posed by child abuse materials, particularly child sexual abuse materials (CSAM), generated using AI.

Harrisburg, Pa. — The Pa. House of Representatives has narrowly passed House Bill 145, proposed legislation that could provide unemployment compensation to striking workers.

Harrisburg, Pa. — Pa. Representatives Jamie Flick and Arvind Venkat have teamed up to tackle stimulant use disorder, a growing problem that includes cocaine and methamphetamine use. The two representatives have announced plans to introduce bipartisan legislation to provide funding for contingency management — a type of behavioral therapy that has proven highly effective in treating stimulant use disorders.

Harrisburg, Pa. — State Rep. Clint Owlett, Tioga and Bradford counties, has introduced House Bill 1835, a piece of legislation to enhance sentencing when an individual is convicted of creating, distributing, or possessing child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) depicting their relative.

Harrisburg, Pa. — Following a viral online story about a York County child sex offender legally obtaining a baby via a surrogate arrangement, Pa. Rep. Aaron Bernstine, Butler and Lawrence counties, is introducing a bill to prevent it from happening again.

Philadelphia, Pa. — The Pa. Department of State has redesigned the provisional ballot envelopes that counties use in an effort to make them easier to read and more user-friendly.

Harrisburg, Pa. — On July 9, Governor Josh Shapiro signed House Bill 1431 into law, lifting Pa.'s longstanding ban on Sunday hunting. The bipartisan law is a welcome change for the Commonwealth's 850,000 licensed hunters.