Pennsylvania Judge Sentences Catholic Priest to Prison for Child Sexual Abuse
A former Pennsylvania Catholic priest, who served in the Diocese of Erie for four decades, received a prison sentence for child sexual abuse.
A Jefferson...
Gov. Tom Wolf Supports Legislation Banning Semi-Automatic Weapons
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf supports legislation to ban semi-automatic weapons such as the AR-15 rifle, which was used in the recent mass shootings including...
Career Education Corporation (CEC) Settles Multistate Probe, Waives $493.7 Million in Student Debts
Career Education Corporation (CEC), a for-profit education company, settled a multistate investigation into its alleged deceptive recruitment and enrollment practices.
As part of its settlement...
Gov. Tom Wolf to Continue Pushing for More Criminal Justice Reforms
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf vowed to continue pushing for more criminal justice reforms during his second term in office.
The governor strongly supports common-sense and...
Pennsylvania Health Dept. Warns of Dangers of Using E-Cigarettes
The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued a warning regarding the dangers of e-cigarettes as the number of teenagers using these devices reached epidemic levels.
In...
UBS agrees to pay $68M to settle multistate probe into LIBOR manipulation
UBS reached a settlement agreement with multiple states including California, New York, and Pennsylvania over its alleged manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate...
Court Denies Navient’s Motion to Dismiss Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Lawsuit
A Pennsylvania court rejected a motion filed by Navient to dismiss the lawsuit filed against it by state Attorney General Josh Shapiro.
Navient is the...
Pennsylvania “Not Bound” by Texas Judge’s Ruling on Affordable Care Act (ACA) says Attorney...
Pennsylvania officials including Governor Tom and Attorney General Josh Shapiro condemned a Texas federal judge’s decision that the Affordable Care (ACA) is unconstitutional.
In separate...
Bishop Gainer Urges Pope Francis to Defrock Predator Priest in Pennsylvania
Bishop Ronald Gainer of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania asked Pope Francis to defrock a priest who confessed to sexually abusing multiple...
Pennsylvania Attorney General Opposes New Proposal Attacking Legal Immigrants
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is opposing the Trump administration’s new policy proposal, which he considers an attack to legal immigrants.
The Trump administration proposed...