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Gov. Josh Shapiro has sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, urging her to reconsider using two Pennsylvania warehouses.

Starting next month, Pennsylvania drivers need to put down their cellphone and most electronic devices while driving or risk a $50 ticket. Pennsylvania law has barred drivers from reading, writing or ...

(WHTM) — A new law making it illegal to use a handheld device while driving goes into effect in Pennsylvania today. Paul Miller’s Law, which goes into effect on June 5, 2025, prohibits the use of ...

Pennsylvania state senators passed a bill that would require all Pennsylvania schools to adopt and implement a policy to prohibit students from using phones during the school day.

Starting in June, drivers in Pennsylvania will be banned from using cellphones and all other handheld electronic devices while behind the wheel. The law expands the state's existing ban on texting ...

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania wants to continue categorizing a class of powerful synthetic opioids as Schedule I controlled substances to allow state prosecutors to charge suppliers as use rises.

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A new website tracks the how the money Pennsylvania receives from opioid settlements is being spent throughout the state. The Pennsylvania Opioid Settlement Data site shows how much money each county ...