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This Aug. 22, 2019 file photo, shows medical marijuana plants during a media tour of the Curaleaf medical cannabis cultivation and processing facility in Ravena, N.Y.

PA Democrats have worked to legalize cannabis for years. Could it finally happen in 2024?

US Supreme Court building

Americans should be very worried about Supreme Court immunity decision, legal experts say

Pennsylvania Capitol

Pennsylvania House passes landmark legislation protecting contraception

The Allegheny Reservoir as seen from the namesake overlook at the end of the Jake's Rocks Overlook Trail in Allegheny National Forest, Mead Township, Warren County, Pennsylvania, August 2020. (Wikimedia Commons)

8 free or low-cost fun places to take your family this summer in Pennsylvania

Dave McCormick, Republican U.S. Senate candidate from Pennsylvania, speaks during a campaign rally at Beerded Goat Brewery in Harrisburg, April 25, 2024. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP Images)

McCormick opposition to infrastructure law could imperil Scranton train project

Scott Perry

Rep. Scott Perry and his campaign are still peddling bigotry and conspiracy theories

House Democratic lawmakers, Planned Parenthood members and other abortion rights advocates gathered at the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg on June 24, 2024 to mark the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Two years after the fall of Roe, these Pennsylvanians are fighting for reproductive rights

Dave McCormick

Dave McCormick misleads voters about his anti-abortion record

Former U.S. Representative Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) speaking at the Principles First Summit taking place at the Conrad Hotel in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Michael Brochstein/Sipa USA)

Republican former Rep. Adam Kinzinger endorses Biden

New officers, members of the police academy Class #402 of the Philadelphia Police Department and Temple University Police Department congratulate each other on stage at Temple University Performing Arts Center Monday, June 17, 2024 following graduation ceremonies. (Tom Gralish/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

Philadelphia violent crime hits 20-year low as Trump says city is suffering

PA State Rep. Ryan Mackenzie during a press conference introducing immigration-related bills.

Meet Ryan Mackenzie, the GOP state legislator challenging US Rep. Susan Wild

Bob Casey

Law backed by Casey and Biden helps save pensions for thousands of Pennsylvania retirees