by Greg Barton | May 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – The PA House passed Alicia’s Law which would create a dedicated state grant program to help law enforcement find, investigate, and prosecute internet predators targeting children. The bill is named for Alicia Kozak, a Pittsburgh-area girl who was abducted...
by Greg Barton | May 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – The PA House Judiciary Committee approved legislation which creates increased penalties for individuals found guilty of trafficking infants. Under current law, a person who engages in human trafficking by recruiting, harboring, transporting, or providing...
by Greg Barton | May 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – A bill updating accessibility standards in building codes has been signed into law by the governor. Accessibility provisions, such as requirements for ramps, elevators, door widths, and restroom accommodations, are updated every three years by the...
by Greg Barton | May 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – A bill that would modernize the PA Child Protective Services Law to reflect the emerging threat of artificial intelligence to child safety has passed the PA House. House Bill 2474 would require schools and the over 70 entities under the mandated reporting...
by Greg Barton | May 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – The PA Senate Judiciary Committee advanced major pro–Second Amendment legislation while the full Senate acted separately to strengthen statewide firearm protections. Senate Bill 357 would allow law abiding adults legally permitted to own a firearm...
by Greg Barton | May 8, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – The PA Senate approved a bill to increase penalties for causing unintentional death on the roadway, as well as bills aimed at strengthening commercial vehicle safety standards and closing dangerous loopholes in PA’s licensing and training systems....
by Greg Barton | May 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
LANCASTER – Today is the 75th annual National Day of Prayer. This year’s theme is “Glorify God Among the Nations – Seeking Him in All Generations,” based on 1 Chronicles 16:24. Millions are expected to gather for events across the U.S. and locally to pray...
by Greg Barton | May 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
LANCASTER COUNTY – A judge sentenced a Lancaster County man to 27 and a half to 55 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to committing more than 200 different thefts and burglaries over the course of three months in 2023. 29-year-old Johnathan Carmona of...
by Greg Barton | May 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – The PA Senate approved legislation sponsored by Cambria County Sen. Wayne Langerholc to eliminate the Commonwealth’s outdated vehicle emissions program. Senate Bill 1298 provides for the removal of all 25 counties currently subjected to the annual...
by Greg Barton | May 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
HARRISBURG – Legislation to end state funding for the gender transition of minors was passed with bipartisan support by the PA Senate Banking & Insurance Committee. The measure follows recent guidance from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
