State justices weigh scrap metal crime link to gun laws
Pennsylvania Supreme Court debated if a single bill mixing copper theft and gun controls violates the single subject rule. Justices pressed whether scrap theft and gun regulation share a single purpose while opponents argued the measure improperly bundled unrelated topics to evade legality concerns. Democratic lawmakers and city officials from Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Lancaster spearheaded the challenge as municipalities faced repeal of local gun rules.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
David Wecht
Pennsylvania
Wecht
Nicholas Orloff
Argi
National Rifle Association
Pittsburgh
Lancaster
Sen
Daylin Leach
Philadel
Orloff
Cuts threaten to close extension service in Pennsylvania
The budget standoff endangers Penn State extension offices and 4-H clubs, risking 1,100 jobs and 67 offices across the state, plus three research stations in Adams, Lancaster, and Erie counties. Gov Wolf's veto and proposed budget seek to restore about 50.5 million for agriculture programs, with protests and support from students and volunteers.
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Madison Shaw
Dauphin County
Penn State Cooperative Extension and Agricultural Research
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Penn State
Adams
Lancaster
Erie
State College
Richard Roush
College of Agricultural Sciences
Tom Wolf
Martin Causer
Potter County
House Agriculture Committee
Jeff Sheridan
Wolf
Katherine Dickinson
Enon Valley
Ohio
Lawrence County
Dickinson
Cambria
Somerset
Bedford
Blair Counties
Man jailed for alleged sexual assault of teen
North Hill man Stephen Michael Plum, 34, is jailed in Lawrence County on charges stemming from an alleged March 4 sexual assault of a 14 year old. Police say Plum supplied alcohol and marijuana to two girls at a friend's house. he admits to sexual relations and sending a photo of his private parts. He faces multiple counts including statutory sexual assault and dissemination of explicit material to a minor. Bond set at $100,000 after arraignment.
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North Hill
Lawrence County
New Castle
Stephen Michael Plum
Laurel Blvd
Plum
Children’s Advocacy Center
Melissa A. Amodie
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Steeler
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Amy Klump
Mahoning County
Ohio Drug Courts
Dan Bailey
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