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Marijuana’s Federally Banned Status Is One Reason Pennsylvania Hasn’t Legalized It, Top GOP Senator Says

Pennsylvania is losing out on critical revenue by not legalizing marijuana, a key Democratic lawmaker says, but it’s up to the GOP-controlled Senate to make the next move. And one top Republican senator says there are “some significant concerns” to address before that happens—including the current federal classification of cannabis that’s under review by the
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Pa. Senate committee issues subpoenas into spending on Gov. Shapiro's residence

The Senate Intergovernmental Operations Committee issued three subpoenas on Tuesday in Harrisburg — two of which are related to the expenditure of $1 million for Gov. Josh Shapiro's private residence.

Bipartisan bill prohibiting students from using cellphones during school day passes Senate Education Committee

The Pa. Senate Education Committee advanced the bipartisan legislation on Tuesday.
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Pa. Senate committee votes to issue subpoenas on state money used to secure Gov. Shapiro’s private home following April arson

A Pennsylvania Senate committee has authorized subpoenas to Pennsylvania State Police and Abington Township to learn how state money was spent to secure Gov. Josh Shapiro’s private home after the April attack on the governor’s mansion in Harrisburg.

PA Senate Republicans want cost details for Shapiro flights & home improvements

Pennsylvania Senate Republicans have requested records, recordings and receipts in relation to Governor Josh Shapiro’s private flights and security improvements to his home. In Harrisburg Tuesday, a GOP led senate subcommittee authorized 3 subpoenas to get information from vendors,
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Pa. Senate GOP subpoenas records for security upgrades at Gov. Shapiro’s private residence

A panel of state Senate Republicans on Tuesday morning subpoenaed state police and Gov. Josh Shapiro’s hometown for documents related to the security enhancements made to the Democrat’s
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‘Prepared to marshal every resource’: Sen. Malone launches reelection, Dems eye a Pa. Senate flip

For both Malone, and Pennsylvania Democrats more broadly, the campaign launch was something like planting a flag.
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Phone Ban Bill Passes Unanimously from Pennsylvania Senate Committee

Today, Pennsylvania senators in the Senate Education Committee voted unanimously to enact a bell-to-bell phone ban in public schools. SB 1014 now heads to the full chamber of the senate, and also still needs approval from the house before it would be enacted in Pennsylvania schools.

Pa. Senate Transportation Committee holds hearing on commercial vehicle safety

Senate Republicans called for the hearing after an illegal immigrant on the terrorism watch list was arrested with a Pennsylvania CDL and REAL ID in November.
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Senate GOP proposal spurs more bickering about Pa. budget now nearly 4 months overdue

The party line vote came on the 113th day after the June 30 deadline. Democrats criticized the plan as “unserious” and a failure to compromise.
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