Category: Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Expected to Kill School Curriculum Transparency Bill

It is unlikely Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf will sign into law a bill that would make sure parents have online access to what their children are being taught in public schools across the state. House Bill 1332, dubbed the “Empowering Parents With Curriculum Transparency” bill, would require school districts to share their curricula on public…


Facts Matter (Dec. 15): $548 Million Given to Informants by FBI and Other Agencies, Many Commit ‘Authorized’ Crime

According to a new bombshell report, the FBI as well as several other federal agencies spent about half a billion dollars on informants over the course of the last several years—with many of these informants committing authorized crimes.  Meanwhile, in Pennsylvania, the state supreme court recently ruled in favor of parents and officially threw out…


LIVE: Pennsylvania Court Hears Arguments Over Releasing Voter Information as Part of Election Investigation


Pennsylvania Senate Approves Bill Prohibiting COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for K–12 Students

Pennsylvania state Senate Republicans on Monday approved legislation that would prohibit a COVID-19 vaccine mandate requirement for K–12 students in order for them to attend school, despite there being no such mandate currently in effect. Senate Bill 937, introduced by Sen. Michele Brooks, passed the upper chamber in a 28–21 vote along party lines and now…


Sony Cancels ‘Dr. Oz Show’ as Mehmet Oz Runs for Senate

U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz’s syndicated “Dr. Oz Show” will air for the last time next time, Sony Pictures Television said on Monday. The last episode of the “Dr. Oz Show”, now in its 13th season, will be on Jan. 14, after more than a decade on the air. The announcement comes as its…


Update: Pennsylvania COVID-19 Patient Who Fought for Ivermectin Dies

Keith Smith of York, Pennsylvania, died at the age of 52 on Sunday evening from COVID-19 before getting his full Ivermectin treatment. He was supposed to receive three Ivermectin doses, but treatment was paused after two doses when his lab reports showed a decline in his condition, according to a blog his wife Darla Smith…


Pennsylvania Supreme Court Ends School Mask Mandate

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court Friday affirmed a Commonwealth Court decision that said Acting Health Secretary Alison Beam did not have the authority to issue a mask mandate for everyone indoors at schools and childcare centers. It means, effective immediately, school mask mandates are no longer mandatory, although many schools have a local rule that students…


Pennsylvania Governor Blocks Law That Would Have Allowed Concealed Carry Without a License

Pennsylvania’s governor this week vetoed a law that would have allowed carrying a gun in a concealed manner without a license. Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, said the legislation would “only exacerbate gun violence and jeopardize the safety of all Pennsylvanians” if it were not vetoed. “As communities across the state struggle with crises like…


Dr. Oz Announces Run for Senate in Pennsylvania

Dr. Mehmet Oz, a celebrity physician best known for his “Dr. Oz Show,” announced Tuesday that he is running for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania. Running as a Republican, Oz made the announcement a week after GOP candidate Sean Parnell abruptly suspended his bid after losing primary custody of his children in court. Parnell received endorsement…


Pennsylvania Energy Costs to Increase up to 50 Percent Starting Wednesday

Pennsylvanians will be hit with an increase of up to 50 percent on their energy bills starting Wednesday, according to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC). Many areas of the state will see “potentially large winter energy cost increases,” the PUC said. “Most Pennsylvania regulated electric utilities are adjusting the price they charge for the…