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Families of incarcerated people will once again have access to affordable bus transportation to visit their loved ones, following a $600,000 state investment in the Pennsylvania Prison Society’s transportation program. #pagov pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/civi…

Pennsylvania’s eligible teen voters are not registering to vote, and even fewer are heading to the polls. #pagov #papoli pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/elec…

A statewide bell-to-bell ban on cellphone use in schools is now Pennsylvania law after @GovernorShapiro signed the legislation Monday. pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/educ…

A Republican senator is drafting legislation to levy a state impact fee on data centers, similar to one levied on thousands of Marcellus Shale natural gas wells. pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/ener…

Pennsylvania is extending prevailing wage benefits to some off-site custom fabrication workers, a move advocates say closes a loophole that allowed companies to cut costs on worker pay. #pagov #papoli pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/econ…

Bipartisan legislation requiring people convicted of offenses involving child victims to help fund Pennsylvania’s children’s advocacy centers became law Thursday. #pagov #papoli pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/just…

Bipartisan legislation to help protect young people from specific AI content and hazing is now state law. #pagov #papoli #papolitics pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/ai-t…

A law signed Thursday by @GovernorShapiro will end the use of a potentially harmful chemical in IV lines in hospitals and ban the use of so-called forever chemicals in firefighting foam. pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/econ…

The Democrat-controlled Pennsylvania state House on Wednesday approved legislation to establish a pair of initiatives to provide public funding to support local journalism. #pahouse #pagov pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/poli…

Residential property sales across Pennsylvania declined 15% over the past six years, while the average home sale price rose 58%, a new report from the Independent Fiscal Office found. #pagov #papoli #papolitics pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/hous…

A bell-to-bell ban on cellphone use in schools and legislation aimed at cracking down on hazing and nonconsensual misuse of AI nudification apps are heading to the governor’s desk after clearing both chambers of the General Assembly on Wednesday. pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/poli…

Pennsylvania began enforcing a new law Monday banning the sale of certain vape and e-cigarette products, requiring businesses to ensure that their inventory complies with the new restrictions. #papolitics #pagov #papoli pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/econ…

Local fire companies can hold online raffles to raise money under small-games legislation headed to @GovernorShapiro’s desk. pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/gami…

All 17 of Pennsylvania’s U.S. House seats are on the ballot this November, but four competitive races could determine which party controls Congress as Democrats hope that voter anger over President Donald Trump’s policies fuel a blue wave. pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/elec…

Legislation barring youth under 16 from riding e-scooters and mandating helmets for riders under 18 was approved by the state House on Tuesday. #pahouse #pagov #papoli pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/poli…

The Pennsylvania State House on Monday approved legislation that would bar the use of automated license plate readers by private entities and limit government use to specific law enforcement activities. #pahouse #pagov pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/poli…

Pennsylvania schools are one vote away from being cellphone-free from the morning bell to the end of the day dismissal. #pahouse #pasenate #papoli #pagov pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/educ…

An eleventh hour effort to revamp the unused $2 billion state EDGE economic development tax credit could be in the works as the legislative session winds down. #pagov #papolitics pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/ener…

A Senate bill revising state licensing rules for private academic schools cleared a House committee on Monday. #pahouse #pagov #papoli #papolitics pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/educ…

Four out of five school districts in Pennsylvania saw enrollment declines ahead of the 2025-26 school year, and state projections suggest the trend will only worsen in the years ahead. #pagov #papoli #papolitics pro.stateaffairs.com/pa/educ…