On May 17, 2001, then PA Governor Tom Ridge signed into law a groundbreaking new program called the Educational Improvement Tax Credit (EITC). As one State Representative put it just days prior to the vote for final passage of this new program, “You are going to...
By Dan Bartkowiak As budget negotiations continue in Harrisburg, Governor Josh Shapiro and marijuana industry lobbyists are once again pushing Pennsylvania toward full commercial marijuana legalization. Their pitch sounds familiar: legalize marijuana for $$$ and...
A week before Christmas, the PA House Democrat leadership brought to a floor vote House Bill 1957, a bill that would enshrine abortion on-demand into our Commonwealth's Constitution, and jeopardizing every pro-life limit in our state, like the limit to not use your...
Our state officials should value the health and well-being of PA families over the addiction-for-profit marijuana industry backed by HB1200. The following statement may be attributed to Dan Bartkowiak, Chief Strategy Officer, PA Family Council: "Today's reckless...
‘From bright to barely functioning’ - Parents of children harmed by marijuana use urge state officials to reject commercializing marijuana sales in Pennsylvania. (HARRISBURG, PA) On Tuesday, May 6th, at the Pennsylvania State Capitol, parents of children harmed by...
Today’s marijuana products — including high-potency vapes, edibles, dabs, and extracts — are far stronger and more dangerous than ever before. Legalizing the commercial sale of these products for recreational use would harm Pennsylvania families and...
"I hear stories all the time of the impacts of marijuana on people and really catastrophic impacts on them." - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. A three-minute video from Truth On Weed highlights news stories covering families speaking out about the tragedy they have endured...
(HARRISBURG, PA - February 4, 2025) Today’s budget remarks by Governor Josh Shapiro failed to address the significant costs that would befall Pennsylvanians with high-potency THC marijuana being marketed and sold for retail recreational use -- costs like a rise in...
Do states have the right to protect children from irreversible medical procedures that could harm their future? That question was at the heart of the December rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court, where Family Policy Councils (FPCs) from across the country,...
By: Dan Bartkowiak My son nearly died as a newborn due to an undiagnosed heart condition. Miraculously, he was stabilized just in time and required surgery a week later. Standing outside Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, I was brought back to the two weeks I...