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Pennsylvania House passes package of bills that would strengthen and expand the state’s anti-hate crime laws

BY: - October 31, 2023

A package of bills that would strengthen and expand Pennsylvania's anti-hate crime statutes passed the state House on Tuesday.

Q&A: Pa. House Health Committee Chairperson Dan Frankel

BY: - July 17, 2023

The Allegheny County Democrat spoke ahead of the Greater Pittsburgh Healthcare Summit.

Pa. House Judiciary Committee passes package to expand definition of Ethnic Intimidation 

BY: - May 24, 2023

The bill expands protections to the state’s LGBTQ+ and disabled residents for the first time ever.

Pa. lawmaker to reintroduce teledentistry bill

BY: - April 26, 2023

In a memo seeking legislative support for the bill, Frankel said that by connecting virtually, dental professionals can examine patients, monitor treatment, prescribe antibiotics, and determine if in-person care is necessary. 

As Pgh synagogue shooter trial begins, there’s new hope for changes to Pa.’s gun, hate crimes laws

BY: - April 23, 2023

'We feel more momentum now for life-saving gun violence prevention policy change than we've felt in years,' Josh Fleitman, of CeaseFirePa, said

Pa. House Democrats mount new push to pass LGBTQ+ nondiscrimination bill

BY: - April 17, 2023

'Every single Pennsylvanian deserves to live with dignity and respect,' the bill's sponsors said in a statement.

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No, guns do kill people. And the solution is glaringly obvious | Wednesday Morning Coffee

BY: - January 25, 2023

Two mass shootings in California in as many days. We know how to end the madness.

Pa. lawmakers extend grant program protecting synagogues, houses of worship

BY: - November 3, 2022

With antisemitic attacks on the rise, Gov. Tom Wolf is reviewing the bill, a spokesperson said.

A bill regulating herbal stimulant kratom looked different after a Pa. House panel got done with it

BY: - June 15, 2022

Among other changes, the House Health Committee amended it to lower the purchasing age from 21 to 18 years old.

Lawmakers, Jewish leaders announce $4.5M in security grants; call for permanent funding

BY: - January 27, 2022

Lawmakers from the House and Senate joined Jewish leaders in Pittsburgh on Thursday, as the nation and world observed International Holocaust Remembrance Day, to announce a new round of state funding for a program intended to keep marginalized and vulnerable communities safe from harm. “You all stepped up. You realized that our community, and all […]

‘Shameful’ and ‘dangerous’: Pa.’s LGBTQ+ Caucus calls for swift action on anti-discrimination bill following Chambersburg vote

BY: - January 25, 2022

Calling the decision ”shameful” and “dangerous,” state LGBTQ+ Caucus leaders, which include, state Reps. Dan Frankel, D-Allegheny, Brian Sims, D-Philadelphia, and Sen. Katie Muth, D-Montgomery, expressed concern over the repercussions of revoking the ordinance, writing in a Tuesday statement that its repeal  leaves “LGBTQ+ Pennsylvanians in an extremely vulnerable position.”

Western Pa. lawmakers introduce adult-use cannabis bill

BY: - September 28, 2021

The bill includes a “Cannabis Clean Slate” proposal that would expunge the records of non-violent drug offenders and release incarcerated non-violent drug offenders.