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Involuntary Commitment Overdose Bill

Pa. lawmakers propose involuntary hospitalization for people who overdose, but skeptics worry about potential harm

Bill lifting New Jersey brewery restrictions gets conditional veto from Gov. Murphy

Pa. lawmakers take bipartisan first step toward repealing state death penalty

Pa. lawmakers target package theft, could impose tougher penalties

Pennsylvania House passes bill to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2026

Speed cameras on Roosevelt Boulevard could become permanent under new bill

Roosevelt Blvd Speed Cameras

Increased phone fees would help Pa. fund 911, 988 call centers, lawmakers say

In wake of deadly Fairmount fire, federal bill would mandate better smoke alarms in public housing

Pa. House passes bill decriminalizing fentanyl test strips in effort to reduce overdose deaths

Philadelphia employers will soon be required to offer commuter benefits to workers

SEPTA Commuter Benefits

Philly lawmaker seeks to revise curfew for minors during summer in response to gun violence

Curfew bill

Delco woman's death could change the law for repeat Drunk Drivers

Bill would ban smoking at Jersey Shore beaches

N.J. lawmaker wants to lower state's drinking age to 18

Philly City Council bill on hoverboard safety passes committee

Community Service

You can no longer buy your way out of community service in Pennsylvania

Los Angeles City Council approves minimum wage hike

Why is pumping your own gas illegal in New Jersey in the first place?

Woman bails on restaurant bill for the eighth time

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Bill would let Pa. bars stay open until 4 a.m.

Obama to veto bill letting Congress weigh in on Iran deal

N.J. bill would help missing who are mentally ill

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