Bill Raises PA Minimum Wage In Tiered Way

HARRISBURG – The PA House approved a bill to raise the state’s minimum wage in a tiered way to give every worker a base level pay of $12 an hour by 2028. Unlike previous proposals, House Bill 1549 takes a regional approach to raising the wage, tying it the local...

New State Commissioner For PA EMS

HARRISBURG – A bill has been introduced which creates a PA Office of EMS Commissioner. House Bill 1491 would create an independent office to operate within the Department of Health and assume all oversight of EMS in PA, replacing the current Bureau of EMS. It also...

PFI Warning Of Two Bills

HARRISBURG – Two bills before lawmakers in Harrisburg are being opposed by the PA Family Institute. House Bill 350, the Uniform Parentage Act, puts the desires of adults ahead of the best interests of children by allowing an unrelated adult to become the legal parent...

PA Sunday Hunting Repeal Bill Advances

HARRISBURG – Legislation fully repealing PA’s Sunday hunting ban passed the state House. House Bill 1431 was approved by the House Game and Fisheries Committee on June 3 and now goes to the PA Senate. The PA Game Commission supports the measure which would end...

Charges Filed In Concealing Newborn’s Death

LANCASTER COUNTY – A Lancaster County mother and daughter have been charged with concealing the death of a newborn after inducing a dangerous at-home abortion. 50-year-old Shannon Jones of East Donegal Township was charged with endangering the welfare of children,...

Lancaster County Armed Robbery Suspects Captured

LANCASTER COUNTY – Two suspects wanted in an armed robbery that occurred Tuesday at the JK Mart in Columbia, Lancaster County, are in custody. Through collaboration with Harrisburg Police and the U.S. Marshals Service, 24-year-old Donnell Rhodes of Harrisburg and...