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DOYLESTOWN, PA — Pennsylvania school districts, charter schools and private schools must prohibit student cellphone use throughout the school day beginning in the 2027–28 academic year under legislation Gov. Josh …
Pennsylvania Mandates Schoolwide Cellphone Ban by 2027 Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania schools would be required to prohibit student cellphone use throughout the school day beginning next school year under bipartisan legislation sent to Gov. Josh Shapiro, establishing …
Pennsylvania Cellphone Ban Heads to Governor’s Desk Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania hospitals and outpatient surgical facilities would be required to adopt policies for removing potentially hazardous surgical smoke under bipartisan legislation approved this week by the General …
Pennsylvania Lawmakers Pass Surgical Smoke Safety Bill Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald Trump signed four bills into law Friday that expand federal spending transparency, extend tax relief for disaster victims, preserve authority for a national emergency medical …
Trump Signs Four Bills on Spending, Disaster Tax Relief Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania has increased the maximum civil penalty for operating an unlicensed Commercial Driver’s License training school from $2,500 to $25,000 under a new law intended to strengthen …
Pennsylvania Raises Fines for Unlicensed CDL Training Schools Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania property owners will face new transparency requirements under legislation signed into law Monday that requires municipalities to maintain contact information for property owners, a measure intended …
Pennsylvania Enacts Property Owner Disclosure Law to Combat Blight Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators has introduced legislation requiring the Federal Communications Commission to review its broadband mapping and challenge process, an effort aimed at improving …
Senate Bill Targets FCC Broadband Maps to Refine Funding Decisions Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senate Democrats have reintroduced legislation that would remove cannabis from the federal list of controlled substances, reviving an effort to end the federal prohibition of marijuana while …
Senate Democrats Renew Push to End Federal Cannabis Ban Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania has expanded its National Guard tuition reimbursement program to include Judge Advocate General officers, chaplains and additional medical specialties, a move state lawmakers say is intended …
Pennsylvania Expands National Guard Tuition Incentives Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania lawmakers approved legislation Sunday that would impose processing deadlines and expand digital access for the state’s ignition interlock program, aiming to reduce delays that can leave …
Neilson Bill Sets Deadlines for Ignition Interlock Licenses Read More