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Shapiro: federal medical marijuana rescheduling an ‘important step’

By John Cole | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – Gov. Josh Shapiro thinks the Trump administration took an “important step” on Thursday after it redefined how the federal government classifies medical marijuana. Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche issued an order immediately placing both FDA-approved marijuana products and marijuana regulated by state medical licenses in Schedule III of the Controlled Substances Act. "Governor Shapiro has made clear that we need to catch up — practically every one of our neighbors has legalized marijuana and is ...

Treasurer blocks $1M payment for security upgrades at Shapiro’s private home

by Angela Couloumbis of Spotlight PA | HARRISBURG — The head of Pennsylvania’s Treasury Department said her agency does not have the legal authority to pay the more than $1 million in recent security upgrades at Gov. Josh Shapiro’s privately-owned family home in Montgomery County, saying state rules bar her from using taxpayer dollars to settle those bills. Treasurer Stacy Garrity — a Republican who will likely be Shapiro’s opponent in the fall general election — told reporters Thursday that state procurement rules do not permit public money to be used for construction ...

Lawmakers push to end practice of counties taking Social Security money owed to foster kids

by Steve Volk / Resolve Philly for Spotlight PA Lawmakers are renewing a push to end the practice of Pennsylvania counties diverting Social Security benefits owed to children in foster care into their own budgets, after new federal directives called on states to take action. An investigation published last year by Resolve Philly and Spotlight PA that analyzed four years of data found at least 1,300 children in Pennsylvania have had money taken from them this way, to the tune of at least $15.7 million. State Reps. Rick Krajewski (D., Philadelphia) and Sheryl Delozier (R., ...

FIFA fans can ride SEPTA for free after World Cup matches in Philly

By John Cole | The Center Square contributor (The Center Square) – Soccer fans leaving Lincoln Financial Field this summer after FIFA World Cup matches in Philadelphia will be able to ride SEPTA for free. Announced earlier this week, Airbnb has teamed up with Philadelphia Soccer 2026 to provide complimentary rides home on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line after all six FIFA World Cup matches in South Philadelphia. Gov. Josh Shapiro, celebrating the announcement, said that sports are a “big business” in Pennsylvania and a “key part of what makes our Commonwealth a great place ...

3 motorcycle club members charged in multi-county Harley-Davidson thefts

HARRISBURG — Attorney General Dave Sunday announced charges against three members of a Maryland-based motorcycle club accused of stealing motorcycles from dealerships across eastern Pennsylvania. Jermaine Holland, 53, Jennifer M. Heist, 48, and Craig Grinage, 36, are each charged with ...

Pennsylvania county bans poll workers from using election prediction markets

by Carter Walker of Votebeat A county in southeastern Pennsylvania has banned its poll workers from using prediction markets to bet on elections. The board of elections in Delaware County, outside of Philadelphia, recently approved a resolution that amended the oath poll workers take ahead of the election to include the ban. “I think they're a pernicious, horrible factor and I don’t think elections should be bet on in one shape or form,” said Delaware County elections director Jim Allen. “The last thing we need is the referee in elections being accused of having a financial ...