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House Democrats swiftly approved legislation to legalize recreational cannabis statewide this week after half a dozen hearings about the topic last year.

Attorneys general from 17 states and D.C. are challenging an executive order that paused approvals, permits and loans for all onshore and offshore wind energy projects.

The lack of affordable housing may be keeping some survivors in abusive relationships, officials said.

The Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board has filed a complaint against Common Pleas Judge Scott DiClaudio over Shay's Steaks, which opened more than a year ago near City Hall.

La Oficina de Derechos Civiles del Departamento de Educación de Estados Unidos dice que la financiación federal es un privilegio, no un derecho.

The Penn graduate, 26, stood with his lawyers as he entered the plea Friday. Late Thursday night, federal prosecutors filed a notice of their intent to seek the death penalty.

The Trump administration was handed a series of court losses Wednesday night and Thursday, but the legal disputes are far from over, and administration attorneys pushed back.

Christina School Board member Naveed Baqir says that while he no longer lives in Delaware, he is still a state resident able to serve on the board.

Similar legislation was vetoed last year by former Gov. John Carney, who said he had a moral objection to the bill.

The five men accused Trump of making “false and defamatory statements” about them during last year's presidential debate in Philadelphia.

The state's top federal prosecutor is investigating Gov. Murphy and AG Platkin over an order to local law enforcement to not help federal agents with immigration policing.

The U.S. Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights says federal funding is a privilege, not a right.

The service will give jurors three counseling sessions if they feel troubled after rendering a verdict.

Many of the bills were inspired by last year’s acrimonious Christina school board meetings attempting to remove the superintendent.

The justices split 5-4 Friday, with Chief Justice John Roberts joining the three liberal justices in dissent.