By Dan Bartkowiak, Part of the government funding bill that President Donald Trump just signed is new regulation on hemp-derived THC products, marking a major victory for public health and safety. What changed? There had been a dangerous loophole in the 2018...
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Nov. 13, 2025) – Over four months past the June 30th deadline, the Pennsylvania Legislature has finally passed and Gov. Shapiro signed a state budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year. While the final deal avoids immediate tax hikes and includes some...
The Supreme Court sided with biological reality, upholding the Trump administration rule that passports must reflect a person’s sex; an important affirmation of truth in law and policy. By Josué Sierra In a 6–3 decision issued Thursday of last week, the U.S....
HARRISBURG — It has been 175 days since legislation to protect girl athletes was introduced in the Pennsylvania House—and 175 days of delays from House Democrats. On Wednesday morning, inside the Ryan Office Building atrium, a coalition of dad-legislators, current...
By Dan Bartkowiak, Chief Strategy Officer, Pennsylvania Family Council Last week, while most Pennsylvanians were focused on daily life, the marijuana industry’s lobbyists were hard at work in Harrisburg. The “Big Weed” machine — national and state lobbying groups...
Former University of Pennsylvania swimmer Paula Scanlan shares her story of what it was like to compete alongside male swimmer William “Lia” Thomas. Her testimony is both sobering and courageous—and it speaks directly to the heart of the case now before the U.S....
Many families have worried that choosing a faith-based education meant sacrificing opportunities—especially athletics—for their children. That concern may finally be over in Pennsylvania. What Just Happened On September 15, 2025, a federal court entered an Interim...
Trump Calls for End to PA Officials’ Scam that Used Financial Literacy Funds for Gender Ideology Indoctrination,
Every once in a while, a documentary film comes along that doesn’t just inform—it challenges. Truth Rising, the fantastic new documentary from the Colson Center and Focus on the Family, is one of those projects. It doesn’t simply describe the chaos of our cultural...
When Jennifer Kelchner looks at her son today, she sees both a young man she loves deeply and a life that has been tragically altered. Living just outside Phoenixville, Jennifer has spent the last decade navigating a nightmare she never imagined when her son,...