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In a victory for the Wolf administration on Monday, Pennsylvania’s regulatory review board approved final charter school regulations — a decision Gov. Tom Wolf says will bring clarity and accountability to the state’s 25-year-old charter school law.

Mack was part of the 141st cadet class and Sisca was part of the 161st cadet class, since the beginning of their careers they worked Patrol Section of Troop K, Philadelphia.

Bar owners were then disappointed when Pennsylvania’s Liquor Control Board had to ban cocktails to-go again after the state’s pandemic emergency declaration ended last year. Before that happened, lawmakers tried and failed to fully legalize the drinks. Though a majority in both chambers voted in favor of the idea last summer, it did not receive the final Senate vote it needed to be sent to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk.

Marijuana is not as harmless as some who favor legalization claim, and the science is clear. The National Institutes of Health, the Mayo Clinic, the Cleveland Clinic and the World Health Organization all agree that marijuana is an addictive substance that can trigger dependency and withdrawal symptoms. 

and for communities to oversee the judicial system, law enforcement, public spending, and government officials,” Dudding said. “Both the state and federal Constitutions guarantee this right of access that all sorts of people count on.”

“Today’s order reflects the Pennsylvania Supreme Court majority’s continued shift from a fair arbiter of fact and law to a rubber stamp for liberal special interests and left-wing partisan political positions.”

“I felt so much relief of everything that I’ve been holding…it was just like, wow,” Francisco said. “Then in the moment when I was crying, I was outside of my body looking at myself being empathetic. “It’s okay, let it go”

Pa. lawmakers unveil bipartisan plans for juvenile justice system reform, standardize practices

In Ephrata, volunteers from Bethany Slavic Church have raised more than $200,000 to help Ukrainian refugees. Church members are working with contacts in Poland to manage a network there that helps connect refugees with temporary housing.

The petitioners claim that the state maintains a funding system that discriminates against students in districts with low incomes and property values. They claim that the gap between what low-wealth school districts have and what they need is at least $4.6 billion.